Tracked deals
16
16 tracked deals across 2016-2025.
Education Buyers & Acquisitions in Utah
Buyer mix
Mixed buyer set
14 strategic · 8 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2025
3 tracked deals announced in 2025.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- Buyers frequently focus on assessment and credentialing capabilities, including AI-powered video assessment (Echo360/GoReact) and psychometric test security (Volaris Group/Alpine Testing Solutions).
- Several transactions expand workforce and regulated training portfolios, such as mortgage continuing education (360training/Mortgage Educators & Compliance) and food-industry compliance eLearning (TPC Training/Above Training).
- Course catalog expansion appears in deals like Savvas’s acquisition of Pointful Education (~55 career-focused digital courses for K-12 CTE).
- Utah-based targets range from simulation and manufacturing (CM Labs Simulations/GlobalSim) to healthcare exam prep (PDH Academy/DermQBank) and dermatology question banks.
- Equity-backed activity is present through Leeds Equity Partners (eLuma; Core Strengths), alongside larger strategic education and workforce platforms.
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Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds Equity Partners | 3 | New York–based private equity firm focused on investments... | PE |
| 360training.com, Inc. | 1 | Online regulated training provider offering continuing ed... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| CM Labs Simulations | 1 | Developer of simulation-based heavy equipment training so... | Strategic |
| Capella Education Company | 1 | Regionally accredited online university and education ser... | Strategic |
| CompTIA | 1 | Leading industry association that provides IT certificati... | Strategic |
| Constellation Software Inc. | 1 | Publicly traded software company that acquires and holds ... | Strategic |
| Crucial Learning | 1 | Global provider of communication, performance, and leader... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Eagle Marsh Holdings | 1 | Privately held holdings company investing in businesses, ... | Family Office |
| Echo360 | 1 | Global edtech company offering the Echosystem Learning Tr... | Strategic |
| Eden Capital | 1 | Sector-focused private equity firm investing in education... | PE |
Acquisition Volume in Education in Utah by Year
Last 7 years
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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December 16, 2025
- Buyer
- CM Labs Simulations
- Target
- GlobalSim, Inc.
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
CM Labs Simulations has acquired GlobalSim, a Utah-based developer and manufacturer of high-end training simulators, to strengthen its simulation-based workforce development offerings. The deal expands CM Labs' U.S. footprint (Salt Lake City) and adds manufacturing resources and industry expertise to enhance training products for ports, construction, industrial and military customers.
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September 30, 2025
- Buyer
- Volaris Group, Constellation Software Inc.
- Target
- Alpine Testing Solutions Inc.
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Volaris Group, an operating group of Constellation Software Inc., has acquired Alpine Testing Solutions Inc., a psychometric consulting and test-security provider based in Orem, Utah. Alpine will join Volaris' Smith Portfolio and remain led by CEO Stephen Price as the acquisition expands Volaris into the workforce-management vertical and strengthens its credentialing and assessment capabilities.
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- Buyer
- Echo360
- Target
- GoReact
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Echo360 has acquired GoReact, a provider of AI-powered video-based skill assessment, integrating GoReact’s real-time video feedback capabilities into Echo360’s Echosystem learning transformation platform. The acquisition expands Echo360’s enterprise learning and assessment capabilities for higher education and corporate training, enabling personalized, competency-based video assessment at scale.
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September 6, 2024
- Buyer
- Savvas Learning Company
- Target
- Pointful Education
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Savvas Learning Company has acquired Pointful Education to expand its K-12 career and technical education (CTE) and online course offerings. The deal brings Pointful’s catalog of ~55 career-focused digital courses into Savvas’s portfolio to accelerate development of technical, certification-aligned courses for middle and high school students.
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January 8, 2024
- Buyer
- 360training.com, Inc.
- Target
- Mortgage Educators & Compliance
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
360training.com, Inc. (360training), a leading online regulated training provider, has acquired Mortgage Educators & Compliance (MEC), a Utah-based mortgage lending training and NMLS-approved continuing education provider. The acquisition expands 360training’s mortgage and real estate course catalog and strengthens its regulated financial services training capabilities across the United States.
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January 8, 2024
- Buyer
- Crucial Learning, Leeds Equity Partners
- Target
- Core Strengths
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Addon
Crucial Learning, a Leeds Equity Partners portfolio company, has acquired Core Strengths, the maker of the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI 2.0) assessment. The add-on will integrate Core Strengths' relationship-intelligence assessments into Crucial Learning's communication, performance, and leadership training offerings; terms were not disclosed.
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January 19, 2023
- Buyer
- CompTIA
- Target
- TestOut Corporation
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
CompTIA announced the strategic acquisition of TestOut Corporation, a Utah-based provider of hands-on IT training, courseware, online labs and performance-based exams. The deal combines CompTIA's certification and workforce development reach with TestOut's LabSim platform to expand technical training, digital literacy and career-focused learning for students, educators and IT professionals.
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September 8, 2022
- Buyer
- IXL Learning
- Target
- Emmersion
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
IXL Learning, the San Mateo-based education technology company, has acquired Emmersion, a Lehi, Utah-based developer of AI-powered language assessments. The deal expands IXL's language and literacy offerings by integrating Emmersion's automated speaking, writing and placement assessments into IXL's portfolio of products including Rosetta Stone and Vocabulary.com.
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April 5, 2022
- Buyer
- PDH Academy, Eden Capital
- Target
- DermQBank
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Addon
PDH Academy, an Eden Capital portfolio company, has acquired DermQBank, a dermatology-focused question bank and testing engine. The deal expands PDH Academy’s exam preparation and continuing medical education offerings for dermatology professionals as an add-on to its healthcare education platform.
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July 20, 2021
- Buyer
- Leeds Equity Partners
- Target
- eLuma
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Leeds Equity Partners has made a significant growth investment in eLuma, a two-sided marketplace providing live, online special education and mental health services and software to K-12 districts. The capital will support eLuma's expansion into school-based mental health services and further development of its proprietary school software platform while founder Jeremy Glauser remains CEO.
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March 25, 2021
- Buyer
- TPC Training, Frontenac
- Target
- Above Training (State Food Safety)
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Addon
TPC Training, a Frontenac portfolio company, has acquired Above Training (operator of the State Food Safety division) to expand its compliance-driven eLearning and certification offerings for the restaurant, hospitality, and food retail industries. The deal bolsters TPC Training's recurring, regulatory-focused training capabilities and follows prior add-ons including eFoodHandlers.
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January 22, 2021
- Buyer
- RNL (Ruffalo Noel Levitz)
- Target
- Helix Education
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
RNL (Ruffalo Noel Levitz) has acquired Helix Education to expand its data-driven enrollment, marketing, and retention technology and services for adult, graduate, and online students. Helix's technology platform and leadership team (including former Helix CEO Matthew Schnittman joining RNL as chief product officer) will be integrated into RNL's enrollment growth offerings to strengthen capabilities in online and post-traditional student recruitment and retention.
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November 16, 2020
- Buyer
- Online Education Services (OES)
- Target
- Construct
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Online Education Services (OES) has acquired a majority stake in Construct, a provider of online learning design and course production. The deal makes Construct a majority-owned subsidiary of OES and aims to broaden service capabilities and expand OES's presence in the US, UK and South Africa while enhancing learning design, analytics and global client support.
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- Buyer
- RLG Capital, Trinity Investors, HCAP Partners, Eagle Marsh Holdings
- Target
- eLearning Brothers, Trivantis, Edulence (KnowledgeLink)
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
RLG Capital and Trinity Investors led a $38 million recapitalization of learning-technology company eLearning Brothers, with co-investors HCAP Partners and Eagle Marsh Holdings and senior debt provided by KeyBank. The financing enables eLearning Brothers to simultaneously acquire Trivantis and Edulence (KnowledgeLink), combining authoring tools (Lectora), VR builder (CenarioVR), an LMS (KnowledgeLink) and content/licensing into an integrated corporate learning platform.
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September 30, 2019
- Buyer
- Leeds Equity Partners
- Target
- VitalSmarts
- Seller
- TwentyEighty, Inc.
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Leeds Equity Partners has acquired VitalSmarts from TwentyEighty, Inc. VitalSmarts is a Provo, Utah–based provider of communication, execution and leadership development training, and the acquisition represents a platform investment to expand Leeds Equity's presence in the workplace learning and professional training sector. Terms were not disclosed.
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May 4, 2016
- Buyer
- Capella Education Company
- Target
- DevMountain
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Capella Education Company (NASDAQ: CPLA) has acquired DevMountain, a coding school with locations in Provo (headquarters), Salt Lake City and Dallas. The acquisition provides Capella a complementary platform to expand its job-ready skills and technical training offerings.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of education companies are being acquired in Utah?
Recent Utah deals include education technology platforms, learning and assessment tools (including AI-based assessment), regulated workforce training providers, and career/CTE course offerings.
Which acquirers appear repeatedly in Utah education acquisitions?
Recurring buyers in the page facts include Leeds Equity Partners, Echo360, IXL Learning, CompTIA, Savvas Learning Company, and Frontenac (via portfolio activity), alongside other education and workforce platforms.
Are Utah acquisitions focused on K-12, higher education, or workforce training?
They cover all three: K-12 and CTE (e.g., Savvas/Pointful Education), higher education and corporate training assessment (e.g., Echo360/GoReact), and workforce development and regulated credentialing (e.g., Volaris/Alpine Testing Solutions; 360training/MEC).
Where are the targets located in these acquisitions?
The page facts consistently place targets in Utah, United States (for example, Orem and Lehi appear in deal descriptions), with activity framed around expanding U.S. offerings.
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