Aristotle is a leading manufacturer and global distributor of educational, health, medical technology and agricultural products. Its products include educational materials and supplies for substantially all K-12 curricula, molded plastics, biological materials, medical simulators and items for the agricultural, senior care and food industries.

Cypress acted as financial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Aristotle Corporation in connection with the proposed squeeze out merger with Geneve Corp. No agreement was ultimately reached and Cypress delivered an opinion that the final price proposed was inadequate. Shortly after the proposal was withdrawn, Aristotle’s share price rose to levels more than 20% above the proposed purchase price.