July saw a host of acquisitions and investment in the learning sector. Fuse, Capita, Filtered, Learning Technologies Group, Articulate, OpenSesame, QA, Valamis and The Working Manager are just a few of those active over the last month. Learning News has the latest.
Learning tech provider announces acquisition and strategic partnership as it creates new category with hyper-accessible knowledge in the flow.
Agreement to acquire GP Strategies reflects LTG’s ambition to create a leading workforce transformation business focused on learning and talent.
QA has completed the acquisition of Circus Street, a provider of digital skills including ecommerce, data analytics and digital marketing skills.
Articulate has raised $1.5 Billion in Series A Round led by General Atlantic, with participation from Blackstone Growth and ICONIQ Growth.
Kortext, the UK’s market leading, university focussed, digital teaching and learning platform, announces that it has finalised additional investment funding from dmg ventures and Paul Zwillenberg, CEO of DMGT will join the Kortext Board.
Pluralsight has agreed to acquire A Cloud Guru; targets growing cloud skills gap.
Interview with Piers Lea from LTG and Phill Miller from Open LMS, one of the Moodle-related learntech companies acquired by LTG in 2020.
An extended interview with Peter Salzer, Executive Chairman, Global Knowledge, discussing how GK has coped during the pandemic, about the global IT and business skills market and about GK's intention to merge with Skillsoft.
The acquisition of Bridge will expand Learning Technologies Group’s capabilities in the mid-enterprise market.
Highly complementary acquisition expands the capabilities and reach of LTG’s existing Diversity and Inclusion business, Affirmity.
Learning News in discussion with Kallidus CEO, Rob Caul, on the acquisition of people operations platform, Sapling.
Acquisition of agile performance management software, Reflektive, will expand PeopleFluent’s capabilities with enhanced engagement and analytics tools.
Learning Pool today announced the acquisition of Remote Learner, the Denver, Colorado based LMS specialist and learning technology company.
Deal continues period of optimal growth for Open LMS in eLearning market for education and corporate sectors
The former Saba Studio business, previously part of Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., has been acquired by BestatDigital Ltd., a privately owned digital learning and communications company. As part of the transaction, the former Saba Studio team of approximately 60 employees and self employed consultants will transition to the new company.
Agreement to acquire eCreators reinforces Learning Technologies Group’s strategic position as the world’s leading commercial Moodle provider.
Additional talent experience tools, now available as PeopleFluent Talent Mobility, will help employers close critical skills gaps and design modern career paths.
E-learning group, Learning Pool, today announced strong financial results for the year ending 30 April 2020 (FY20). The group maintained its growth trajectory and, following the strategic acquisition of HT2 Labs earlier in the year, successfully demonstrated the continuing value of online learning for clients through the uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic. Resulting revenues in the twelve-month period were up 32% to £18.1m.
Totara today announced that its owners have entered into a purchase agreement with Sydney private equity firm Five V Capital, under which Five V will acquire a majority ownership interest in Totara. The operations and management of Totara will remain unchanged with Richard Wyles continuing as Chief Executive Officer.
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