Skillsoft and Churchill Capital Corp II Acquire Global Knowledge

Skillsoft Acquires Codecademy

December 22, 2021

Education

Skillsoft acquired Codecademy in a transaction valued at approximately $525 million in cash and stock, combining Codecademy's interactive coding platform and roughly 40 million registered learners with Skillsoft’s enterprise learning business. The deal expands Skillsoft’s Technology & Developer capabilities, creates cross‑selling opportunities across Skillsoft’s large corporate customer base, and is expected to be immediately accretive to bookings, revenue growth, and gross margins.

Regent LP Acquires CrossKnowledge from Wiley

August 30, 2024

Education

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Regent LP has acquired CrossKnowledge, the Paris-headquartered corporate digital learning provider, from Wiley. The deal will allow Regent to expand its presence in digital education and support CrossKnowledge's growth and product development in corporate learning and learning technologies.

Eagle Point Software Acquires KnowledgeSmart Ltd

August 23, 2021

Software

Eagle Point Software Corporation has acquired UK-based KnowledgeSmart Ltd, a provider of skills gap analysis and benchmarking tools for AEC firms. The deal will integrate KnowledgeSmart's skills-assessment platform with Eagle Point's Pinnacle Series e-learning system to expand capabilities and accelerate product enhancements for AEC and manufacturing customers.

Global Tech Industries Group Acquires Classroom Salon Holdings

December 18, 2021

Education

Global Tech Industries Group, Inc. (GTII) executed a member unit purchase agreement to acquire 100% of Classroom Salon Holdings, LLC, the holding vehicle for Classroom Salon, LLC, an education-technology platform developed in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University. In consideration, GTII will issue 10,000,000 shares of its common stock; the acquisition aims to expand GTII's product offerings in educational software and learning analytics.

Dictionary.com Acquires Skillo

October 14, 2021

Education

Dictionary.com has acquired Skillo, a learning management system that provides modern training and coaching tools, to expand its education and corporate learning capabilities. The acquisition will integrate Skillo's LMS features into Dictionary.com's suite of educational products to support educators, students, and corporate clients.

Pluralsight Acquires A Cloud Guru

July 8, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Pluralsight, backed by Vista Equity Partners, acquired A Cloud Guru (ACG), a leading cloud skills development and hands-on learning platform, to create an all-in-one solution for cloud skill development across enterprise and individual customers. The deal, announced in June 2021 and closed July 8, 2021, combines ACG's certification courses, labs and sandboxes with Pluralsight Skills to expand Pluralsight's cloud capabilities and better serve large enterprise customers.