UWorld Acquires Surgent Accounting & Financial Education

UWorld Acquires Aspen Publishing from Transom Capital

March 11, 2024

Education

UWorld, LLC has acquired Aspen Publishing from Transom Capital Group. The deal transfers Aspen's legal education textbooks and digital learning solutions to UWorld, expanding UWorld's portfolio into the law-school market and continuing Transom's exit from the investment.

KnowFully Learning Group (NexPhase-backed) Acquires MasterCPE

March 15, 2022

Education

KnowFully Learning Group, a NexPhase Capital-backed provider of continuing professional education, acquired MasterCPE, an online self-study CPE course provider for accounting and finance professionals. The acquisition expands KnowFully's accounting and finance portfolio by adding a subscription-based, on-demand library of CPE courses approved across all 50 states.

University Headquarters Acquires Discover Accounting

February 24, 2022

Education

University Headquarters (UHQ) has acquired Discover Accounting to expand its educational content offerings focused on accounting and CPA-related guidance. UHQ plans to integrate Discover Accounting's content into its broader higher-education resources to better serve current and prospective accounting students.

KnowFully Learning Group (NexPhase-backed) Acquires The Income Tax School, Inc.

December 1, 2020

Education

KnowFully Learning Group, a NexPhase Capital-backed provider of professional education (including the Surgent brand), has acquired The Income Tax School, Inc. (ITS). ITS will operate as Surgent Income Tax School, expanding KnowFully/Surgent's tax-focused continuing education and exam-prep offerings for tax and accounting professionals.

NexPhase Capital Acquires Surgent Professional Education

November 19, 2019

Education

NexPhase Capital has acquired Surgent Professional Education, a provider of exam preparation and continuing professional education (CPE) for accounting, finance and healthcare professionals. The transaction, sold by Spire Capital Partners, will support Surgent's platform expansion through investments in product, technology, sales and marketing and potential add-on acquisitions.

Surgent (Spire Capital Portfolio) Acquires PharmCon (FreeCE.com)

August 12, 2019

Education

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.