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Platinum Equity Acquires Petmate

September 15, 2021

Consumer Products

Platinum Equity has acquired Petmate, a longtime Arlington, Texas-based manufacturer and marketer of pet products, from Olympus Partners. Platinum Equity plans to support Petmate's organic growth and pursue additional M&A to broaden the company's product portfolio and accelerate expansion in e-commerce and retail channels; financial terms were not disclosed.

Regent Acquires Pearson Online Learning Services from Pearson

March 20, 2023

Education

Pearson Plc has agreed to sell Pearson Online Learning Services (POLS), its international online program management (OPM) business, to Regent, a US-based private equity firm. The consideration is deferred and tied to 27.5% of POLS positive adjusted EBITDA each year for six years, plus a contingent 27.5% of proceeds from any future monetisation; Pearson will not share in loss-making periods. The sale concludes Pearson's strategic review of POLS and supports Pearson's portfolio reshaping toward lifelong learning.

Momentive Software Acquires Blue Sky eLearn

February 10, 2025

Software

Momentive Software acquired Blue Sky eLearn to expand its learning management solutions for associations and mission-driven organizations. The acquisition adds Blue Sky’s Path LMS (used by over three million users across ~400 organizations) to Momentive’s cloud-based portfolio; terms were not disclosed.

IXL Learning Acquires Teachers Pay Teachers

March 2, 2023

Education

IXL Learning, the San Mateo–based developer of personalized learning products, has acquired Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT), the world’s largest marketplace of educator-created content. The acquisition expands IXL’s portfolio of education brands and enhances its ability to connect PK–12 educators and schools with teacher-created instructional resources and subscription offerings.

Learning Pool Acquires Remote Learner to Accelerate US Expansion

December 17, 2020

Software

Learning Pool, a PE-backed learning technology group, has acquired Remote Learner, a Denver-based LMS specialist, to grow its North American presence and add capability to its portfolio. Remote Learner — which has around 35 staff and 300+ customers including Indeed and Royal Caribbean — will be led by Dr. Page Chen as CEO and join the Learning Pool Group board.

Enterprise Information Resources Acquires PLESM

July 29, 2025

Consulting

Enterprise Information Resources Inc. (EIR), a Boston-based SAP SuccessFactors partner, has acquired PLESM, a boutique consultancy focused exclusively on SAP SuccessFactors Learning Management System (LMS). The acquisition brings PLESM's LMS expertise and founder Sumanth Reddy into EIR as Vice President of the LMS Practice to deepen EIR's learning, rollout, validation, and continuous optimization capabilities.