Gridiron Capital Acquires Colibri Group from Quad-C Management

Colibri Group (Gridiron-backed) Acquires TRC Healthcare from Levine Leichtman

November 20, 2023

Healthcare Services

Colibri Group, a Gridiron Capital-backed professional education platform, has acquired TRC Healthcare (Therapeutic Research Center) from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners. TRC is a market-leading provider of evidence-based continuing education, pharmacy products and clinical simulation serving over 1 million clinicians and 3,500+ hospitals; financial terms were not disclosed.

Colibri Group Acquires Becker Professional Education and OnCourse Learning

March 11, 2022

Education

Gridiron-backed Colibri Group has acquired Becker Professional Education and OnCourse Learning (the Financial Services segment of Adtalem Global Education), adding accounting, mortgage and governance, risk & compliance (GRC) learning capabilities to its professional education platform. The deal expands Colibri's portfolio of test-prep, continuing education and enterprise compliance solutions and is an add-on to the Gridiron-backed Colibri platform.

Colibri Group (Gridiron-backed) Acquires TeachNow, Inc.

December 14, 2021

Education

Colibri Group, a Gridiron Capital–backed professional education platform, has acquired TeachNow, Inc., a technology-centric teacher certification institution. The acquisition adds teacher education and international reach to Colibri's portfolio of professional learning brands and will allow TeachNow to leverage Colibri’s infrastructure to scale its cohort-based online certification and degree programs.

Colibri Group Acquires Boston Institute of Finance

January 2, 2025

Education

Colibri Group, a St. Louis–based professional education company backed by Gridiron Capital, has acquired Boston Institute of Finance (BIF), a Newton, Massachusetts provider of CFP education and wealth management exam-prep programs. The deal, which closed January 2, 2025, expands Colibri's financial education portfolio and capabilities across licensing, exam preparation, and professional development for financial advisors and planners.

Colibri Group Acquires HomeCEU

September 10, 2020

Education

Colibri Group, a Gridiron Capital-backed online education platform, has acquired HomeCEU, a provider of continuing education for therapy-focused healthcare professionals. The acquisition brings HomeCEU's video-based content and CEU360 B2B offering into Colibri's healthcare education portfolio to expand course breadth for individual and employer customers.

Colibri Group Acquires BrightPath Education Services

February 9, 2021

Education

Colibri Group, a St. Louis-based provider of licensing and continuing education for professionals (and backed by Gridiron Capital), has acquired BrightPath Education Services, a North Carolina provider of qualifying and continuing education for appraisal and real estate professionals. The acquisition expands Colibri's presence and market leadership in appraisal and real estate education in North Carolina and will integrate BrightPath's live and online course offerings into Colibri's national portfolio.