Here's the Deal
 

Baird's Investment Banking Group is pleased to announce the following transaction:

May 2012


School Specialty, Inc.
Debt Refinancing
$270.0 Million


Robert W. Baird & Co. served as the exclusive financial advisor to School Specialty, Inc.


School Specialty, Inc. (“School Specialty” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:SCHS) recently announced the refinancing of the Company’s existing credit facility with two new separate agreements. The new multi-year agreements consist of a secured $200 million asset-based credit agreement with a group co-led by affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company and GE Capital, and a separate secured $70 million credit agreement with an affiliate of Bayside Capital, Inc.

School Specialty is a leading education company that provides innovative and proprietary products, programs and services to help educators engage and inspire students of all ages and abilities to learn. The Company designs, develops and provides preK-12 educators with the latest and very best curriculum, supplemental learning resources and school supplies. Working in collaboration with educators, School Specialty reaches beyond the scope of textbooks to help teachers, guidance counselors and school administrators ensure that every student reaches his or her full potential.

For additional information about this transaction, please contact:
Managing Director
(312) 609-4972
Managing Director, Debt Advisory
(312) 609-5478
Managing Director
(312) 609-4983

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