Surgent (Spire Capital Portfolio) Acquires PharmCon (FreeCE.com)
August 12, 2019
Surgent, a Spire Capital portfolio company, has acquired Pharmaceutical Education Consultants, Inc. (PharmCon), the operator of FreeCE.com, expanding Surgent into the healthcare professional continuing education market. The add-on acquisition will let Surgent leverage its technology and shared services to enhance PharmCon's webinar and on-demand CE offerings and pursue new healthcare education opportunities.
- Buyers
- Surgent, Spire Capital
- Targets
- Pharmaceutical Education Consultants, Inc. (PharmCon)
- Platforms
- Surgent
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- South Carolina, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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