Introduction
On October 1, 2024 (the “Closing Date”), PowerSchool Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) completed its previously announced merger with BCPE Polymath Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of BCPE Polymath Buyer, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”). Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of June 6, 2024, by and among the Company, Parent and Merger Sub, Merger Sub merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving such merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Surviving Corporation”). Parent and Merger Sub are affiliates of investment funds advised by Bain Capital Private Equity, LP (“Bain”).
The description of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (including, without limitation, the Merger) in this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”) does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 10, 2024, and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1.01. |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
The information set forth in the Introduction to this Current Report (the “Introduction”) is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Concurrently with the closing of the Merger, Parent, as the borrower, and the Company, as a guarantor, entered into that certain Credit Agreement with Ares Capital Corporation as administrative agent and collateral agent, the lenders from time to time party thereto and the guarantors from time to time party thereto (the “Credit Agreement”), which provides for (i) a senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $2,375,000,000 (the “Term Loan”), (ii) a senior secured delayed draw term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000, and (iii) a senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal commitment amount of $300,000,000. The obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured on a first priority basis by substantially all assets of the borrower and the guarantors (subject to certain exclusions and exceptions). The Credit Agreement includes representations and warranties, covenants, events of default and other provisions that are customary for facilities of their respective types.
Item 1.02. |
Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. |
The information set forth under Item 2.01 of this Current Report is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.02.
Concurrently with the closing of the Merger, the Company paid all outstanding fees and expenses and terminated all credit commitments outstanding under that certain First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2018, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, among Severin Acquisition, LLC, the other borrowers and guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent, and all pledge, security and other agreements and documents related thereto.
Item 2.01. |
Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
The information set forth in the Introduction and under Item 3.03, Item 5.01, Item 5.02 and Item 5.03 of this Current Report is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.
On October 1, 2024, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, the Merger was completed, with Merger Sub being merged with and into the Company, and the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. At the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each issued and outstanding share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Class A Common Stock”) (including each share of Class A Common Stock resulting from the exchange of limited liability company units of PowerSchool Holdings LLC (“LLC Units”)), other than (i) any shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Company as treasury stock or owned by Parent or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries (including Merger Sub), in each case as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “Owned Company Shares”), (ii) certain shares