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    • Investment group to acquire CompTIA

      Learning News |

      H.I.G. Capital and Thoma Bravo have announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the brand and information technology certification and training business and products of CompTIA.

    • Whatfix raises $125 Million

      Learning News | Whatfix |

      Investment to enhance digital adoption product suite through organic growth and acquisitions and expand presence in US, EMEA, and APAC regions.

    • Docebo Q2 revenue up 22%

      Learning News | Docebo |

      Docebo has reported an increase in revenue and profit for the second quarter 2024.

    • Accenture completes acquisition of Udacity

      Learning News | Accenture |

      Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has completed the acquisition of Udacity, a digital education pioneer that blends online learning with human instruction.

    • Cornerstone acquires SkyHive

      Learning News | Cornerstone |

      Cornerstone's latest acquisition adds an AI-powered skills intelligence platform to help build future-ready workforces.

    • Cornerstone acquires spatial learning business, Talespin

      Learning News | Cornerstone |

      Cornerstone has announced the acquisition of extended reality capabilities and a team of highly specialised domain experts from Talespin, a spatial learning company focused on workforce skills development.

    • Skill Dynamics acquires Content Enablers

      Learning News |

      Skill Dynamics, a provider of supply chain and procurement training has acquired the compliance training business, Content Enablers.

    • Traliant acquires Kantola Training Solutions

      Learning News | New York, NY |

      Traliant has announced the acquisition of Kantola Training Solutions, a provider of harassment prevention and DEI training and HR compliance, for over 15,000 organizations, including Subaru, FedEx and Hyundai.

    • Docebo reports Q2 financial results

      Learning News |

      Docebo's revenues continue to rise, up 25% to $43 million for 2023 Q2, yet with a net loss of $5.7 million, down from a profit of $2.1 million on the same period last year.

    • LMS365 acquires Weekly10

      Learning News |

      UK-based performance and engagement management company purchased to prioritise the needs of individual learners.

    • Docebo’s revenues and profits up

      Learning News | Docebo |

      Docebo's positive financial trajectory holds into Q1. Digital learning tech vendor Docebo returned to profit in Q4 2022 and its performance continued in Q1 2023 with revenue up 29% over Q1 2022 to $41.5M and a net profit of $1.2M.

    • £4 Million investment for HowNow

      Learning News | HowNow |

      HowNow, a learning experience platform, founded by Nelson Sivalingam, has announced it has received funding from Pearson and Mercia. The investment will be used to fund expansion.

    • Go1 acquires Anders Pink

      Learning News | Go1 |

      Go1 acquires Anders Pink to provide best-in-class content curation capability for learners.

    • $54 million investment in eLearning Brothers

      Learning News | eLearning Brothers |

      eLearning Brothers has secured a $54 million investment to fund future growth; funds will be used to first complete the acquisitions of Rehearsal and Origin Learning.

    • eLearning Brothers acquires Origin Learning

      Learning News | eLearning Brothers |

      eLearning Brothers today announced its acquisition of India-based Origin Learning, its fifth acquisition in the last two years and second of 2022.

    • Anthology and Blackboard to merge

      Learning News | London |

      Two leaders in the edtech market, Blackboard and Anthology, are to merge to create a global provider of education software and solutions.

    • Valamis acquires TWM: interview with Jussi Hurskainen

      Learning News | London |

      Valamis has acquired career mobility software provider, TWM; Valamis CEO, Jussi Hurskainen, joins Learning News to talk about the acquisition and career mobility applications.

    • Eagle Point Software acquires UK-based KnowledgeSmart

      Learning News | Acquisitions |

      Eagle Point and provider of architecture, engineering and construction software has acquired KnowledgeSmart, a provider of skills gap analysis and benchmarking services for AEC firms.

    • Acquisitions and investment in the learning sector

      Learning News | London |

      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.

    • QA acquires Circus Street

      Learning News | London |

      QA has completed the acquisition of Circus Street, a provider of digital skills including ecommerce, data analytics and digital marketing skills.

    • Articulate Raises $1.5 Billion

      Learning News | Articulate |

      Articulate has raised $1.5 Billion in Series A Round led by General Atlantic, with participation from Blackstone Growth and ICONIQ Growth.

    • Kortext raises £15m to accelerate platform development roadmap

      Learning News | Kortext |

      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.

    • LTG invests in open source Moodle market

      Learning News | London |

      Interview with Piers Lea from LTG and Phill Miller from Open LMS, one of the Moodle-related learntech companies acquired by LTG in 2020.

    • Interview with Peter Salzer, Global Knowledge

      Learning News | London |

      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.

    • Former Saba Studio Business acquired by BestatDigital

      Learning News | Brighton, UK |

      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.

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