Total Specific Solutions Acquires Edubox and Lusoinfo in Portugal

Lyvia Group Acquires Dokeos Limited

August 6, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Lyvia Group has acquired Dokeos Limited, a learning management system (LMS) provider focused on regulated industries, marking Lyvia's entry into the Belgian market. The deal strengthens Lyvia's SaaS and business-critical software offering; Dokeos's xLMS serves over 2 million users across more than 400 clients and is delivered on a pure SaaS model with consulting and training services.

ParentPay Group Acquires Education Software Solutions (ESS)

August 9, 2021

Education

ParentPay Group has completed the acquisition of Education Software Solutions (ESS) from Montagu Private Equity after CMA approval; Montagu will take a significant minority stake in the enlarged ParentPay Group. The deal expands ParentPay’s product set (including SIMS, ESS Reading Cloud, UNIT-e and LMC), doubles group headcount and gives ParentPay entry into further/higher education and library markets while enabling accelerated product development.

Securly Acquires Eduspire Solutions

November 28, 2022

Education

Securly, a Golden Gate Capital-backed K-12 student safety and wellness platform, has acquired Eduspire Solutions, a provider of e-hallpass and flex period management software for K-12 schools. The deal adds on-campus student movement and scheduling capabilities to Securly's whole-student success platform to better support student safety and wellness across districts.

Lynx Software Technologies Acquires Thompson Software Solutions

January 10, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

Lynx Software Technologies has acquired Thompson Software Solutions (TSS), a provider of mission‑critical software development, engineering, and integration services for aerospace and defense and commercial space customers. The deal strengthens Lynx’s capabilities across avionics, embedded software, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and managed/professional services; TSS leadership has taken senior roles within Lynx following close.

Arco Platform Limited Acquires PGS and Mentes do Amanhã from Pearson Education do Brasil

February 3, 2022

Education

Arco Platform Limited announced it has acquired the PGS (formerly Pearson Global School) bilingual K‑12 courseware and the Mentes do Amanhã supplemental K‑12 solution from Pearson Education do Brasil Ltda. The purchase expands Arco's supplemental portfolio—strengthening its English-as-a-Second-Language offerings and 21st century skills (SEL, financial literacy, technology) capabilities across the Brazilian K‑12 market.

Edlio Acquires SchoolInfo (SchoolInfoApp)

September 6, 2022

Education

Edlio, a K-12 technology provider based in Glendale, California, has acquired SchoolInfo (SchoolInfoApp), a Ruston, Louisiana-based creator of mobile apps for K-12 schools and districts. The deal adds SchoolInfo's branded mobile app (Edlio Access) to Edlio's product suite to expand mobile communications and consolidate digital tools for school customers.