upGrad Acquires Talentedge; Sekhsaria Family Office Takes Stake in upGrad
April 7, 2022
upGrad has completed the acquisition and integration of Talentedge through a near-100% share-swap, folding Talentedge’s higher-education and professional-learning business into the upGrad group. Talentedge was valued at INR 205 Crore (~$27M) in the transaction and the Sekhsaria Family Office (former 100% owners of Talentedge) took a stake in upGrad at a post-transaction upGrad valuation of $2.0 billion. Talentedge will continue to operate under its own brand within upGrad and is projected to cross INR 150 Crore (~$20M) in gross revenue in the coming year.
- Buyers
- upGrad, Sekhsaria Family Office
- Targets
- Talentedge
- Sellers
- Sekhsaria Family Office
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Haryana, India
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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