Katten advised Perdoceo Education Corporation (The Company) (NASDAQ: PRDO), a leading provider of postsecondary education, in its definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of the membership interests of South University Savannah, LLC from South University – Member, Inc. Completion of the acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, regulatory approvals and accreditor approvals. The Company expects to complete the acquisition as early as April 2027.
Katten’s multidisciplinary team included Mergers and Acquisitions Partners Josh Feiger, Julia Brook and Josh Lewis, and Associates Zack Gurien and Sophie Morrison, Capital Markets Senior Counsel Lawrence Levin and Partner Elizabeth McNichol, Transactional Tax Planning Partner Valentina Famparska and Associate James Blasland, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Partner Meredith O’Leary and Associate Leslie Nash, Labor and Employment Partner Michelle Gyves and Counsel Emery Lyon, Intellectual Property Partner Sean Wooden and Associate Cynthia Martens, and Real Estate Associate Ryan Gibbons.
“Perdoceo Education Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire South University,” Business Wire, September 14, 2026
