QA Acquires Circus Street
July 2, 2021
QA, owned by CVC Capital Partners VI, completed the acquisition of Circus Street, a subscription-based digital learning platform focused on ecommerce, data analytics and digital marketing. The deal expands QA's digital and commercial skills offering—bringing Circus Street's library and global learner base into QA's portfolio to strengthen capability-led training for enterprise clients.
- Buyers
- QA, CVC Capital Partners VI
- Targets
- Circus Street
- Sellers
- Circus Street shareholders
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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