Fenwick & West represented Informed Publishing, which creates innovative tools for first responders and health care providers, in its acquisition by Ascend Learning, a world-leading education technology company serving healthcare and other high-growth career industries. Informed Publishing will join Ascend Learning’s publishing division – Jones & Bartlett Learning (JBL) –the leading provider of educational content including public safety education and training. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The Fenwick transaction team included corporate attorneys Cynthia Hess, Andrew Luh, Christian Lymn, and Adam Andrews; licensing attorney Spencer Glende; executive compensation and employee benefits attorneys Blake Martell and Grace Chen; and tax attorney Benjamin Davidson.
Additional information about the transaction is available in the official announcement from Informed Publishing.