Manifest Global Acquires BridgeU from Kaplan

Boundless Immigration Acquires Bridge

August 22, 2023

Legal Services

Boundless Immigration acquired Bridge on August 22, 2023, combining Bridge’s purpose-built visa application software and legal expertise with Boundless’s consumer and employer immigration platform. The deal creates a tech-driven, end-to-end immigration solution for both businesses and individual families, enabling customers to manage corporate immigration programs and personal immigration journeys in one offering.

StudentBridge Merges with Full Measure Education

June 6, 2023

Education

StudentBridge has merged with Full Measure Education to create a single, larger edtech firm that delivers an integrated suite of enrollment lifecycle solutions for colleges and universities. The combined business will keep the StudentBridge name and headquarters in Atlanta, with StudentBridge CEO Jonathan Clues continuing as CEO and Full Measure founder Greg Davies joining the board.

Pivotree Acquires Bridge Solutions Group

August 26, 2021

IT Services

Pivotree Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bridge Solutions Group Corp., a supply-chain service provider specializing in order management, warehouse management (Yantra WMS/IMS/Control Tower) and application integration. The total purchase consideration is USD$6.0 million (USD$5.0 million cash plus 194,459 common shares) with potential earn-outs tied to gross profit growth; the deal expands Pivotree's end-to-end frictionless commerce and supply chain capabilities.

Learning Technologies Group Acquires Bridge from Instructure

June 28, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Learning Technologies Group (LTG) acquired Bridge, a learning, performance and skills development SaaS platform, from Instructure Inc on February 26, 2021. The deal expands LTG's mid-market learning and talent-management capabilities by adding Bridge's LMS, performance and engagement products and its ~80-person team and ~800 customers.

Bridges Evergreen Acquires Majority Stake in Skills Training UK

June 23, 2021

Education

Bridges Evergreen, the permanent-capital vehicle of Bridges Fund Management, has acquired a majority stake in Skills Training UK, a UK-based provider of apprenticeships, traineeships and adult skills programmes. The investment will support Skills Training UK’s growth under Bridges’ ‘Future Skills’ theme to expand employer-responsive training and improve learner outcomes.

Illuminate Education Acquires FastBridge Learning

June 25, 2019

Education

Illuminate Education, a PE-backed provider of K-12 assessment and data systems, has acquired FastBridge Learning, an evidence-based K-12 assessment platform developed with researchers from the University of Minnesota. FastBridge's ownership group — including founders Dr. Ted Christ and Dr. Zoheb Borbora, CEO Terri Soutor, and the University of Minnesota — was advised by Cherry Tree on the transaction; Illuminate is backed by Insight Venture Partners.