Private Equity Firm Education

Achieve Partners

New York, New York, United States

Achieve Partners is engineering the future of learning and earning by investing in cutting edge technologies and novel business models to bolster skill development and secure the future of work for millions of Americans. By harnessing digital transformation to build new models for learning and new pathways to good jobs, Achieve is helping to level the playing field, improve socioeconomic mobility, and rekindle the American Dream.

Focus Areas
Learning and workforce development, Education technology, Workforce apprenticeship and talent pipelines

Tracked deals

12

12 tracked deals across 2021-2026.

Recent pace

2

2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

8 buyout · 2 divestiture · 1 addon

Achieve Partners Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for Achieve Partners. 5 2021 3 2022 2 2025 ~3 est. 2 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Alchemy, Nectar Learning, Inc., Achieve Partners
    Target
    Ease Learning
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Addon

    Alchemy, a unit of Nectar Learning, Inc., announced it has acquired Ease Learning. The company also noted that Achieve Partners made a strategic investment in Alchemy as part of the expanded growth plan.

  • Buyer
    Infosys Ltd, Achieve Partners
    Target
    Optimum Achieve Holdings Inc, Optimum Healthcare IT LLC, Optimum Healthcare IT
    Seller
    Achieve Partners
    Type
    Buyout

    Infosys has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Optimum Healthcare IT for up to $465 million in an all-cash transaction with upfront payments and performance-based earnouts. The deal is aimed at strengthening Infosys’ healthcare provider capabilities by adding Optimum’s EHR, clinical workflows, digital transformation, and consulting expertise.

  • Buyer
    UltraViolet Cyber, Inc., Achieve Partners
    Target
    Black Duck (Application Security Testing services business)
    Seller
    Black Duck
    Industry
    Cybersecurity

    UltraViolet Cyber acquired Black Duck's Application Security Testing (AST) services business, integrating penetration testing, red teaming, threat modeling, cloud/container risk assessments, and secure development consulting into its unified security operations portfolio. Achieve Partners served as the equity sponsor for the transaction; Black Duck will retain its core software and SaaS offerings while its professional and managed AST services join UltraViolet to expand capability for commercial and federal clients.

  • Buyer
    Achieve Partners
    Target
    MusicFirst, Charanga, Rising Software (Auralia & Musition), Focus on Sound, O-Generator
    Seller
    Wise Music Group
    Industry
    Education
    Location
    United Kingdom

    Achieve Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired the Digital Education division of Wise Music Group, including MusicFirst, Charanga, Rising Software (Auralia & Musition), Focus on Sound, and O-Generator. The deal transfers Wise Music Group’s suite of music education platforms to Achieve as the firm seeks to build a comprehensive performing and visual arts education software platform.

  • Buyer
    Achieve Partners
    Target
    Helios Consulting
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Buyout

    Achieve Partners has acquired Helios Consulting, a certified Workday advisory partner based in St. Paul, Minnesota. With Achieve's backing, Helios will scale its Rise apprenticeship program to train Workday-certified professionals and expand its Workday implementation and HCM advisory services.

  • Buyer
    Achieve Partners
    Target
    Boclips
    Industry
    Education
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Achieve Partners has acquired a majority stake in Boclips, a London-based provider of curated educational video and audio content used by publishers, schools, universities and government education agencies worldwide. The investment will enable Boclips to accelerate product development and partnerships—leveraging its AI-driven curation and a library of more than two million clips—to expand reach across edtech, K‑12 and higher education customers.

  • Buyer
    SkillStorm, Achieve Partners
    Target
    Talent Path
    Industry
    Staffing & HR
    Type
    Buyout

    SkillStorm has acquired Talent Path, a hire-train-deploy tech talent company, and will integrate Talent Path’s consultants and clients into its workforce development operations. At the same time, private equity firm Achieve Partners — which previously backed Talent Path — is making a strategic investment in SkillStorm to support integration and accelerated growth.

  • Buyer
    Achieve Partners
    Target
    Ro Health
    Type
    Buyout

    Achieve Partners, a New York-based private investment firm, has acquired Ro Health, a Seattle-based medical staffing and home health agency, to support development of apprenticeship and training programs for school nurses and behavioral health professionals. The investment will help Ro Health scale its staffing services across K–12 schools, home health, long-term care and public health settings and address acute shortages of school-based healthcare workers.

  • Buyer
    Achieve Partners
    Target
    Metmox
    Industry
    Cybersecurity
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Achieve Partners has acquired Metmox, a managed security service provider (MSSP) serving Fortune 500 clients. Achieve will partner with Metmox to build large-scale cybersecurity apprenticeship and talent pipelines that place entry-level apprentices into full-time security roles at Metmox and its customers.

  • Buyer
    Achieve Partners
    Target
    Cloud for Good
    Industry
    IT Services

    Achieve Partners announced a strategic growth investment in Cloud for Good to support the launch of a scaled Salesforce apprenticeship program called Talent for Good. Cloud for Good, a certified B Corporation and Premium Salesforce.Org Partner serving higher education and nonprofit clients, will use the capital to expand its workforce pipeline and better serve clients such as MIT, Harvard and major nonprofit organizations.

  • Buyer
    Achieve Partners
    Target
    Freedom Learning Group
    Industry
    Education
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Achieve Partners has acquired Freedom Learning Group (FLG), an instructional design and online courseware provider that trains military spouses and veterans to develop online courses for colleges and corporate employers. Achieve said the purchase will accelerate FLG’s growth and expand its capabilities in next‑gen apprenticeship and courseware services for higher education and enterprise clients.

  • Buyer
    Achieve Partners
    Target
    Optimum Healthcare IT
    Type
    Buyout

    Achieve Partners has acquired Optimum Healthcare IT in the first investment from its Putting America Back to Work Fund. The deal will support Optimum’s expansion of Optimum CareerPath, a paid apprenticeship program to develop healthcare IT talent while scaling the company's EHR implementation, integration, staffing and consulting services.

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