Axcel (Alpine Investors) Acquires Accelebrate to Expand IT Training Portfolio
January 17, 2023
Axcel, the Alpine Investors‑backed professional education platform, has acquired Accelebrate, an Atlanta‑based IT training company, and will integrate it with its IT training business Web Age Solutions. Accelebrate founder Steve Heckler will remain involved as an advisor while Accelebrate works with Tim Toomey, CEO of Web Age, to scale instructor‑led on‑site and online training for financial services, government, and technology clients.
- Buyers
- Axcel, Alpine Investors
- Targets
- Accelebrate
- Platforms
- Axcel
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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