CompTIA Acquires TestOut Corporation

H.I.G. Capital and Thoma Bravo to Acquire CompTIA Brand and Products

November 4, 2024

Education

H.I.G. Capital and Thoma Bravo signed a definitive agreement to acquire the brand and IT certification and training business and products of the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA). Following closing (expected in early 2025), the CompTIA training and certification business will operate as a for-profit company under H.I.G. and Thoma Bravo while the membership-based 501(c)(6) nonprofit association will be separated and continue its mission.

Serent Capital Acquires USATestprep, Inc.

March 16, 2018

Education

Serent Capital has acquired USATestprep, Inc., a K-12 edtech provider of standards-aligned curriculum resources and test-prep solutions based in Kennesaw, Georgia. The platform serves nearly 2 million students annually and Serent — a lower‑middle market private equity firm — will back the company's next phase of growth.

Tricentis Acquires Testim

February 9, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Tricentis has acquired Testim, an AI-based SaaS test automation platform, to expand and strengthen its cloud/SaaS continuous testing offerings. The deal brings Testim's AI-driven test authoring and self-healing capabilities into Tricentis' broader testing portfolio to accelerate enterprise test automation adoption and improve resilience of end-to-end tests.

360training.com, Inc. Acquires Compliance Training Online (CTO)

September 5, 2024

Education

360training.com, Inc., a PE-backed leader in online regulated training, has acquired Compliance Training Online (CTO) to expand its environmental safety and OSHA course offerings. The acquisition integrates CTO's compliance course library and management tools into 360training's platform to broaden capabilities and support customers across industries and government organizations.

Checkout.com Acquires ProcessOut

February 26, 2020

Payments & Fintech

London-based payments provider Checkout.com has acquired French payments orchestration startup ProcessOut, its first acquisition. The deal brings ProcessOut’s routing and benchmarking technology and ~14-person team into Checkout.com to expand payment optimization capabilities for enterprise merchants.

Sporcle Acquires TypingTest.com from Taito Learning

September 10, 2024

Education

Taito Learning has sold TypingTest.com to Sporcle. The acquisition brings Sporcle an established typing-assessment property with roughly 3 million monthly visitors and supports Sporcle's expansion of educational content while allowing Taito Learning to focus on its rebranded edtech curriculum and K-12 offerings.