Progress Learning (Serent Capital) Acquires Horizon Education
June 23, 2022
Progress Learning, LLC has acquired Horizon Education, LLC to expand its K–12 suite with postsecondary readiness and SAT/ACT test-prep programs. The add-on strengthens Progress Learning’s high-school offering and broadens its standards-aligned content across all grade levels; Progress Learning is backed by Serent Capital.
- Buyers
- Progress Learning, LLC, Serent Capital
- Targets
- Horizon Education, LLC
- Platforms
- Progress Learning, LLC
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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