CeriFi (a Leeds Equity Partners Portfolio Company) Acquires Lone Star CFP Exam Preparation Assets

CeriFi (Leeds Equity Partners portfolio) Acquires Fast Forward Academy

August 4, 2021

Education

CeriFi, a portfolio company of Leeds Equity Partners, has acquired Fast Forward Academy, a provider of tax and accounting exam preparation and continuing education courses. The acquisition expands CeriFi’s financial education and certification product suite and further positions CeriFi to serve students and professionals across the financial services industry; terms were not disclosed.

CeriFi (Leeds Equity-backed) Acquires Solomon Exam Prep

September 13, 2022

Education

CeriFi, a Leeds Equity Partners–backed portfolio company, has acquired Solomon Exam Prep, a provider of securities licensing exam preparation and review materials. The acquisition — CeriFi's twelfth — expands CeriFi's securities licensing content and product suite; financial terms were not disclosed, and founders Karen and Jeremy Solomon will join CeriFi.

CeriFi (Leeds Equity Partners Portfolio) Acquires Spidell Publishing

January 24, 2022

Education

CeriFi, a portfolio company of Leeds Equity Partners, has acquired Spidell Publishing, a provider of tax continuing education seminars, webinars and subscription-based tax publications. The acquisition deepens CeriFi's tax education and training product suite and represents another add-on as CeriFi continues to grow its portfolio of professional education businesses.

CeriFi (Leeds Equity-backed) Acquires Checkpoint Learning and West LegalEdcenter from Thomson Reuters

December 1, 2022

Education

CeriFi, a Leeds Equity Partners-backed professional education platform, has acquired Checkpoint Learning and West LegalEdcenter from Thomson Reuters, significantly expanding its continuing education and licensing offerings for accounting, tax and legal professionals. The acquisitions add scale across employer and academic relationships and broaden CeriFi's product suite for lifelong professional learning; terms were not disclosed.

CeriFi Acquires MarkMeldrum.com

April 6, 2022

Education

CeriFi, a Leeds Equity Partners portfolio company, has acquired MarkMeldrum.com, a provider of CFA exam preparation materials including lecture videos, question banks and mock exams. The acquisition expands CeriFi's portfolio of financial education and certification solutions and represents an add-on to its existing offerings; terms were not disclosed.

CeriFi (Leeds Equity Partners Portfolio Company) Acquires Bionic Turtle

March 8, 2021

Education

CeriFi, a portfolio company of Leeds Equity Partners, has acquired Bionic Turtle LLC, a leading provider of FRM (Financial Risk Management) exam prep courses and study materials. The acquisition expands CeriFi’s suite of financial education and certification offerings and represents the seventh add-on for the CeriFi platform; terms were not disclosed.