Certus Acquires Workforce180

BERKS Group Acquires 180 Skills

January 12, 2022

Education

BERKS Group, a family-owned diversified holding company, has acquired 180 Skills, an Indianapolis-based provider of online manufacturing skills training. The acquisition expands BERKS' education technology platform—joining 180 Skills with existing assets such as Valor Manufacturing Training—to broaden its online training offerings for manufacturers, educators and workforce organizations.

Pearson Acquires Credly

January 31, 2022

Education

Pearson has acquired Credly, the market leader in digital workforce credentialing, in a deal valuing the company at $200 million (including Pearson's existing stake). The acquisition — funded from Pearson’s cash and liquidity — will fold Credly into Pearson’s Workforce Skills division alongside Faethm to expand the company’s credentialing, workforce analysis and learning capabilities.

Staffing 360 Solutions Acquires Headway Workforce Solutions

April 19, 2022

Staffing & HR

Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Headway Workforce Solutions for up to approximately $14 million in a combination of preferred stock and earn-out cash. The acquisition adds Headway’s national staffing operations, proprietary recruiting technologies and a 3-million candidate database to Staffing 360’s buy-and-build consolidation strategy.

upGrad Acquires Centum Learning

September 15, 2022

Education

upGrad has acquired 100% of Centum Learning in a share-swap deal; Bharti Enterprises and its affiliates are joining upGrad's cap table as part of the transaction. Centum, headquartered in New Delhi, is a corporate and vocational training provider that reported ~USD 21 million in FY23 revenue and has a total headcount of over 2,000; the business will continue to operate independently under CEO Sanjay Bahl.

insightsoftware Acquires Certent, Inc.

January 7, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

insightsoftware, backed by TA Associates and Genstar Capital, acquired Certent, Inc., a Roseville, California–based provider of SaaS equity management and financial disclosure management solutions. The acquisition expands insightsoftware's Office of the CFO product portfolio by adding equity and disclosure management capabilities; terms were not disclosed. K1 Investment Management, which had been Certent's investor since 2012, completed the sale.

MeritDirect (Mountaingate Capital Portfolio) Acquires 180byTwo

November 19, 2020

Marketing & Advertising

MeritDirect, a Mountaingate Capital portfolio company, has acquired 180byTwo, an account-based marketing technology and audience solutions provider based in Clearwater, Florida. The add-on expands MeritDirect's digital and account-based marketing capabilities by adding 180byTwo's identity-resolution, data activation and AI/ML-powered Unifi platform.