Seaside Equity Partners Acquires TalentSmart, Inc.; LBC Small Cap Provides Financing and Co-Investment

Northstar Capital and Seaside Equity Partners Recapitalize TalentSmartEQ

November 11, 2025

Professional Services

Northstar Capital provided a credit facility and an equity co‑investment to support Seaside Equity Partners’ refinancing of TalentSmartEQ, a San Diego‑based provider of emotional intelligence training, assessments and certification programs. The recapitalization strengthens TalentSmartEQ’s balance sheet and positions the company for continued growth in the corporate training and EQ assessment market, where its solutions have been adopted by a majority of Fortune 500 companies.

Leeds Equity Partners Acquires VitalSmarts

September 30, 2019

Education

Leeds Equity Partners has acquired VitalSmarts from TwentyEighty, Inc. VitalSmarts is a Provo, Utah–based provider of communication, execution and leadership development training, and the acquisition represents a platform investment to expand Leeds Equity's presence in the workplace learning and professional training sector. Terms were not disclosed.

Exeter Street Capital Partners Recapitalizes SmartLab Learning

December 12, 2023

Education

Exeter Street Capital Partners led a majority recapitalization of Creative Learning Systems, LLC (d/b/a SmartLab) in partnership with IBC Funds, Siguler Guff, and members of SmartLab's leadership team. The investment will support SmartLab's growth plans to expand its national footprint and scale its turnkey, tech-enabled STEM learning environments for K-12 schools.

BV Investment Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Talent, Inc.

January 14, 2021

Professional Services

BV Investment Partners has made a majority investment in Talent, Inc., a New York–based provider of tech-enabled career services operating brands including TopResume and TopCV. The investment will support Talent's management team and accelerate brand/channel expansion, international growth and M&A opportunities.

Leeds Equity Partners Acquires Learnosity

January 16, 2025

Education

Leeds Equity Partners has acquired Learnosity Holdings Ltd., a Dublin-based provider of digital assessment and AI-enabled authoring solutions for K-12, higher education, corporate L&D, government and certification markets. Terms were not disclosed; Leeds Equity said the acquisition will build on its education software expertise and support Learnosity's next stage of growth.

SE Capital Partners (with Berggruen) Acquires TLC Companies from High Street Capital

March 3, 2019

Staffing & HR

SE Capital Partners, in partnership with single-family office Berggruen Holdings, has acquired TLC Companies, a Brooklyn Center, Minnesota-based provider of outsourced HR services to the transportation industry. The seller was High Street Capital (with co-investors Cohesive Capital Partners, Marquette Capital Partners and Merion Investment Partners); the transaction represents a change-of-control buyout to support a platform build in the niche PEO/payroll market.