SÃO PAULO, Brazil, July 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vasta Platform Limited (NASDAQ: VSTA) announces the completion, by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Somos Sistemas de Ensino S.A. (“Somos”), of the minority investment in Educbank Gestão de Pagamentos Educacionais S.A. (“Educbank”). Vasta investment will total R$158 million, for a 47.4% stake in Educbank, to be paid in: (i) cash installments totaling R$88 million, according to the growth of students served by Educbank and other conditions, and (ii) upon capitalization of credits arising from the sale of intangible assets by Somos (R$ 70 million). Vasta will have the right to appoint two members (out of six) to the board of directors of Educbank.
Educbank is the first financial ecosystem dedicated to K-12 schools, intended to expand access to quality education in Brazil, through services’ management and financial support to educational institutions by providing payment guaranty to school tuitions. This investment will enable Vasta to capture great value potential in the following years, by tapping the K-12 tuitions payment means, which total payment volume (TPV) surpasses R$70 billion per year. Educbank’s services complement Vasta’s digital services platform, which provides access to data, management tools and now working capital management, releasing time for school partners to focus on delivering education.
ABOUT VASTA
Vasta is a leading, high-growth education company in Brazil powered by technology, providing end-to-end educational and digital solutions that cater to all needs of private schools operating in the K-12 educational segment, ultimately benefiting all of Vasta’s stakeholders, including students, parents, educators, administrators and private school owners. Vasta’s mission is to help private K-12 schools to be better and more profitable, supporting their digital transformation. Vasta believes it is uniquely positioned to help schools in Brazil undergo the process of digital transformation and bring their education skill-set to the 21st century. Vasta promotes the unified use of technology in K-12 education with enhanced data and actionable insight for educators, increased collaboration among support staff and improvements in production, efficiency and quality. For more information, please visit ir.vastaplatform.com.
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