{"id":515851,"date":"2021-07-21T14:30:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T18:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/dla-piper-advises-learning-technologies-group-on-us394-million-acquisition-of-gp-strategies\/"},"modified":"2021-07-21T14:30:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T18:30:26","slug":"dla-piper-advises-learning-technologies-group-on-us394-million-acquisition-of-gp-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/dla-piper-advises-learning-technologies-group-on-us394-million-acquisition-of-gp-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"DLA Piper advises Learning Technologies Group on US$394 million acquisition of GP Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 21, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; DLA Piper has advised Learning Technologies Group (AIM: LTG.L), a UK-based provider of services and technologies for digital learning and talent management, on its acquisition of GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX), a US-based global workforce transformation solutions provider. <\/p>\n<p>Learning Technologies Group will acquire GP Strategies for <span class=\"xn-money\">US$20.85<\/span> per GP Strategies share in cash, representing a market capitalization of approximately <span class=\"xn-money\">US$394 million<\/span>. The transaction, which remains subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close in Q4 of 2021. The\u00a0consideration for the acquisition will be part-funded by a placing of new ordinary shares, which were admitted to trading on <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 20, 2021<\/span>, raising <span class=\"xn-money\">GBP85 million<\/span>, with the balance being part-funded by up to <span class=\"xn-money\">US$305<\/span> million\u00a0in incremental debt financing (of which\u00a0US$40 million\u00a0is to be repaid from GP Strategies&#8217; cash shortly after the acquisition) and out of existing cash resources.<\/p>\n<p>The acquisition of GP Strategies by Learning Technologies Group provides a strong complementary offering to LTG&#8217;s existing portfolio and creates an enhanced holistic proposition for clients to help capture long-term structural growth opportunity in the learning and talent management global marketplace. <\/p>\n<p>The DLA Piper cross-border team was led by Corporate partner <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=4107715732&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fuk%2Fpeople%2Fs%2Fsevers-charles%2F&amp;a=Charles+Severs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Charles Severs<\/span><\/a> in the UK and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=4198072664&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fus%2Fpeople%2Fk%2Fklein-jonathan%2F&amp;a=Jonathan+Klein\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Jonathan Klein<\/span><\/a> in the US. The team also included partners <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=258607885&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fuk%2Fpeople%2Fr%2Frhodes-victoria%2F&amp;a=Victoria+Rhodes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Victoria Rhodes<\/span><\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=3093547490&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fuk%2Fpeople%2Fp%2Fpenn-martin%2F&amp;a=Martin+Penn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-location\">Martin Penn<\/span><\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=260683078&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fuk%2Fpeople%2Fc%2Fchristmas-matthew%2F&amp;a=Matthew+Christmas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Matthew Christmas<\/span><\/a>, legal director <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=132748825&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fuk%2Fpeople%2Fk%2Fkirschner-karin%2F&amp;a=Karin+Kirschner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Karin Kirschner<\/span><\/a>, senior associate <span class=\"xn-person\">Alexander Yeramian<\/span> and associates <span class=\"xn-person\">James Croft<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Alex Stone<\/span> in the UK and partners <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=3179628211&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fus%2Fpeople%2Fg%2Fglaccum-ja%2F&amp;a=J.A.+Glaccum\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">J.A. Glaccum<\/a>\u00a0(<span class=\"xn-location\">Houston<\/span>), <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=1169218346&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fus%2Fpeople%2Fa%2Fashley-richard-w%2F&amp;a=Richard+Ashley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Richard Ashley<\/span><\/a> (<span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span>), <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=3542916561&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fus%2Fpeople%2Fj%2Fjorgensen-brad%2F&amp;a=Brad+Jorgenson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Brad Jorgenson<\/span><\/a> (<span class=\"xn-location\">Austin<\/span>), <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=770152433&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fus%2Fpeople%2Fs%2Fsanchez-ignacio-e%2F&amp;a=Ignacio+Sanchez\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Ignacio Sanchez<\/span><\/a> (<span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, DC<\/span>), <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=187895173&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fus%2Fpeople%2Fm%2Fmorante-paolo%2F&amp;a=Paolo+Morante\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Paolo Morante<\/span><\/a> (<span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span>), <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=3268688708&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fus%2Fpeople%2Fk%2Fkrudewagen-ute%2F&amp;a=Ute+Krudewagen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ute Krudewagen<\/a> (Silicon Valley) and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=1075595335&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fus%2Fpeople%2Fb%2Fbartow-william-l%2F&amp;a=William+Bartow\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">William Bartow<\/span><\/a> (<span class=\"xn-location\">Philadelphia<\/span>); of counsel <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=3533347291&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fus%2Fpeople%2Fc%2Fchen-angeline%2F&amp;a=Angeline+Chen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Angeline Chen<\/span><\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=3680042891&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fus%2Fpeople%2Fk%2Fklein-nicholas%2F&amp;a=Nicholas+Klein\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Nicholas Klein<\/span><\/a> (both of <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, DC<\/span>); and associates <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=3351823909&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fus%2Fpeople%2Fs%2Fsampson-melissa%2F&amp;a=Melissa+Sampson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Melissa Sampson<\/span><\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=1506001893&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fus%2Fpeople%2Fc%2Fculler-clayton%2F&amp;a=Clayton+Culler\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Clayton Culler<\/span><\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=3953936984&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fus%2Fpeople%2Fd%2Fdaya-christine%2F&amp;a=Christine+Daya\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Christine Daya<\/span><\/a> (all of <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, DC<\/span>), <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=2022660048&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fus%2Fpeople%2Fd%2Fduncan-kenneth%2F&amp;a=Kenneth+Duncan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Kenneth Duncan<\/span><\/a> (<span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span>), <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=3274790778&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fus%2Fpeople%2Fb%2Fblythe-mary-claire%2F&amp;a=Mary+Claire+Blythe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Mary Claire Blythe<\/span><\/a> (<span class=\"xn-location\">Baltimore<\/span>) and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=2378087593&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fus%2Fpeople%2Fn%2Fnarahari-priya%2F&amp;a=Priya+Narahari\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Priya Narahari<\/span><\/a> (<span class=\"xn-location\">Philadelphia<\/span>).<\/p>\n<p>Corporate partner <span class=\"xn-person\">Charles Severs<\/span> said: &#8220;LTG is a driven, focused and very active business and DLA Piper is delighted to have had the opportunity to work with the LTG team on this transaction, advising on the equity, debt and M&amp;A aspects.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our strong cross-border team, deep experience in tech sector M&amp;A and broad global platform all contributed to the success of this transaction,&#8221; said <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=4198072664&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fus%2Fpeople%2Fk%2Fklein-jonathan%2F&amp;a=Jonathan+Klein\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Jonathan Klein<\/span><\/a>, chair of DLA Piper&#8217;s US Mergers and Acquisitions practice. <\/p>\n<p>With more than 1,000 corporate lawyers globally, DLA Piper helps clients execute complex cross-border transactions seamlessly while supporting clients across all stages of development. The firm has been rated number one in global M&amp;A volume for 11 consecutive years, according to <i>Mergermarket<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>DLA Piper&#8217;s global Technology sector lawyers work across practice areas and offices to support technology clients \u2013 from startups to fast-growing and mid-market businesses to mature global enterprises \u2013 doing business around the world. <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About DLA Piper<\/b><br \/>\n        <br \/>DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>, the <span class=\"xn-location\">Middle East<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Africa<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia Pacific<\/span>, positioning us to help clients with their legal needs around the world. In certain jurisdictions, this information may be considered attorney advertising. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3235616-1&amp;h=2748557565&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlapiper.com%2Fen%2Fus%2F&amp;a=dlapiper.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dlapiper.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"PURL\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cision\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" alt=\"Cision\" src=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/img\/favicon.png?sn=PH50914&amp;sd=2021-07-21\" \/> View original content:<a id=\"PRNURL\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/dla-piper-advises-learning-technologies-group-on-us394-million-acquisition-of-gp-strategies-301338837.html\">https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/dla-piper-advises-learning-technologies-group-on-us394-million-acquisition-of-gp-strategies-301338837.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  DLA Piper<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=PH50914&amp;Transmission_Id=202107211427PR_NEWS_USPR_____PH50914&amp;DateId=20210721\" style=\"border:0px;width:1px;height:1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PR Newswire NEW YORK, July 21, 2021 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; DLA Piper has advised Learning Technologies Group (AIM: LTG.L), a UK-based provider of services and technologies for digital learning and talent management, on its acquisition of GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX), a US-based global workforce transformation solutions provider. Learning Technologies Group will acquire GP Strategies for US$20.85 per GP Strategies share in cash, representing a market capitalization of approximately US$394 million. The transaction, which remains subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close in Q4 of 2021. 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