12/1/17
Media Contact:
Hallie Smith
Scientific Learning Corporation
(619) 888-0887
hsmith@scilearn.com
Oakland, Calif. – Dec. 1, 2017 -- Scientific Learning Corp. (OTC PINK: SCIL) announced today that it has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) with Brain Maps Technology Co. Ltd. to acquire Shanghai-based BrainMaps, a blended learning company with over 70 franchised English language learning centers across China. BrainMaps combines Scientific Learning’s (SCIL) patented language learning technologies and a unique online to offline methodology to help students ages 5-12 achieve fluency in English in as little as three years.
Through this initiative, SCIL will acquire BrainMaps to further accelerate growth in the large and rapidly expanding English language learning market in China. While the LOI is non-binding, both parties are working in good faith to finalize definitive agreements in the coming weeks.
SCIL has engaged Tyton Partners, the leading provider of investment banking and strategy consulting services to the global knowledge sector, as its exclusive investment banking advisor to assist with the transaction.
The proposed acquisition is contingent upon finalization of definitive transaction agreements, completion of financing transactions to obtain the capital required to acquire and expand BrainMaps, and board of director and shareholder approval, among other conditions.
About Scientific Learning Corp.
Based in Oakland, CA, SCIL is a leading SaaS service provider that delivers neuroscience-based educational technologies that have been research-validated by over 250 studies, including those from Stanford, MIT, and Harvard Universities. Their programs, Fast ForWord® and Reading Assistant™, have been used by more than 2.8 million learners in more than 2,600 K-12 schools in the US, by over 500 private practice clinicians, by thousands of students via a direct-to-consumer channel, and in over 55 countries via Value Added Resellers (VAR). The Fast ForWord programs cross-train foundational language and cognitive skills necessary for rapid English language development, while Reading Assistant uses speech verification technology to provide real-time corrective feedback to students as they read and speak, in a manner similar to that of an individualized language and reading coach.
About BrainMaps
BrainMaps, a VAR partner of SCIL’s for over 10 years, was founded by Rick Lee and Tiffany Koo, who are using their past experience as national directors for companies such as Wall Street English and Gymboree to rapidly expand the BrainMaps model across China. Based on its compelling student outcomes and rapid growth, BrainMaps was named a top 10 franchise in China by Entrepreneur magazine in 2016.
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