NexPhase Capital Acquires Surgent Professional Education

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.

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.

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.

Renovus Capital Partners Acquires Continuing Education Alliance and Practicing Clinicians Exchange

January 8, 2018

Education

Renovus Capital Partners, an education- and human-capital-focused private equity firm, acquired a controlling interest in Continuing Education Alliance, LLC and Practicing Clinicians Exchange (PCE). The deal makes PCE the fifth platform company in Renovus Capital Partners II and positions the businesses for organic growth and strategic acquisitions to expand continuing medical education for nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Avathon Capital Acquires Summit Professional Education

May 15, 2024

Education

Avathon Capital has acquired Summit Professional Education from Greybull Stewardship. Summit is a provider of in-person and online continuing professional education (CPE) for physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists; Avathon plans to accelerate the company’s go-to-market, expand its content library, and pursue add-on acquisitions.

NexPhase Capital Invests in Aztec Software

April 26, 2022

Education

NexPhase Capital has made an investment in Aztec Software, an educational software company serving adult learners and workforce training markets. The capital will support Aztec's growth, expansion into adjacent markets and channels, and execution of its acquisition pipeline; NexPhase partners will join the company's board while Jonathan Blitt remains CEO. Terms were not disclosed.