Education Acquisitions in 2025
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December 23, 2025
- Buyer
- LDC (part of Lloyds Banking Group)
- Target
- myHappymind
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Cheshire, United Kingdom
- Type
- Growth capital
LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has made a minority growth investment in Cheshire-based myHappymind to support the company’s expansion into more UK and international schools and ongoing product development. The funding will back the management team’s plans to scale the digital mental health and wellbeing programmes currently delivered to over 1,900 schools.
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December 17, 2025
- Buyer
- Broadtree Partners, Salem Investment Partners
- Target
- The CFO Project LLC
- Seller
- Jeff Prager, Adam Lean
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Connecticut, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Broadtree Partners, a lower middle market private equity firm based in Charlotte, has acquired The CFO Project, a membership-based education and mentorship platform for accountants, CPAs and bookkeepers. The deal—supported by Salem Investment Partners—will position The CFO Project to scale its digital Certified CFO program and community of 500+ members under new CEO Dyanna Salcedo.
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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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- Buyer
- PeopleGrove
- Target
- CORE Higher Education Group
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Rhode Island, United States
- Type
- Addon
Following a 2024 merger, PeopleGrove and CORE Higher Education Group have combined under the PeopleGrove brand and launched a unified website and integrated product suite. The combined company will integrate CORE’s experiential and clinical education management solutions with PeopleGrove’s engagement and career-readiness platform to better serve colleges, universities, and health-science programs.
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December 15, 2025
- Buyer
- Trivest Partners, Lunchline Partners, Lunchline Youth Brands
- Target
- LeafSpring Schools
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Addon
Trivest Partners and Lunchline Partners have launched Lunchline Youth Brands, a new platform to scale early childhood education and youth enrichment franchisors, and announced a strategic growth investment in LeafSpring Schools. LeafSpring, founded in 1989 and headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia, is a franchisor of early education programs and summer camps across the Southeastern United States and will join the new platform to support accelerated growth and franchise expansion.
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December 8, 2025
- Buyer
- School Specialty, LLC
- Target
- Nasco Education U.S.
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Type
- Buyout
School Specialty, a leading PreK-12 learning environments and supplies provider headquartered in Greenville, Wisconsin, has acquired Nasco Education U.S., a developer and distributor of hands-on instructional materials based in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. The acquisition expands School Specialty’s product portfolio and procurement efficiencies for K-12 customers while both businesses operate independently during an integration period.
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December 7, 2025
- Buyer
- Tyler Technologies
- Target
- Edu.Link Incorporated (Edulink)
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Tyler Technologies has acquired Edu.Link Incorporated (Edulink), a Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania-based provider of K‑12 educator evaluation, compliance tracking, and workflow automation software. The acquisition expands Tyler's School ERP HR capabilities by integrating Edulink's PAETEP and Comply products to provide unified HR, compliance, and operational workflows for K‑12 districts.
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December 4, 2025
- Buyer
- 360training.com, Inc.
- Target
- UST Training
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
360training.com, Inc. has acquired UST Training, a leading provider of state‑approved Class A/B and Class C online operator training for underground storage tank (UST) systems. The acquisition brings UST Training's Tank Savvy content and regulatory expertise onto 360training's platform to expand regulated EHS training offerings and accelerate growth in tank‑safety and fuel‑system compliance markets.
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November 27, 2025
- Buyer
- KKR, PSP Investments
- Target
- Lighthouse Learning Group
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Maharashtra, India
- Type
- Growth capital
KKR has increased its investment in Lighthouse Learning Group, with additional participation from PSP Investments, as Lighthouse prepares for a new phase of platform expansion across major Indian metropolitan regions. KKR will remain the majority stakeholder while the fresh capital will support expansion of preschools and K‑12 schools, enhance teaching capabilities, technology initiatives, and operational systems.
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November 26, 2025
- Buyer
- TPG (The Rise Fund)
- Target
- Healthcademia
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Spain
- Type
- Growth capital
TPG’s Rise Fund has made a minority growth investment in Healthcademia, joining majority shareholder G Square Capital to support the healthcare education provider’s next phase of expansion. The capital will be used to accelerate organic growth and pursue acquisitions as Healthcademia scales its technology-enabled healthcare education programs across Europe and the Americas.
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November 25, 2025
KEV Group has acquired TES Software, a provider of purpose-built financial and administrative solutions for K–12 schools, strengthening KEV's U.S. presence and expanding its K–12 school finance platform. The acquisition broadens KEV's product footprint across several U.S. states (notably Utah and Alabama) and will help the combined business deliver unified accounting, payments, reporting, and time-management capabilities to K–12 districts.
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- Buyer
- CoreTrust
- Target
- BuyQ
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Colorado, United States
- Type
- Buyout
CoreTrust has acquired BuyQ, a group purchasing organization serving charter and private schools, expanding CoreTrust’s procurement platform into a $22+ billion segment serving more than 4,000 schools. BuyQ will retain its brand and leadership (President Daniel Casselli; founders Marco and Christine Rafanelli remain involved) and the acquisition closed on November 18, 2025, with CoreTrust positioning the deal as a strategic entry into the K–12 charter and private school market.
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November 19, 2025
Dublin-headquartered learning technology company LearnUpon has acquired Courseau, an AI-assisted course authoring platform founded in Berlin. The acquisition integrates Courseau’s AI-native content-creation capabilities into LearnUpon’s LMS to accelerate course development, address the content bottleneck, and expand LearnUpon’s AI-driven learning offering.
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- Buyer
- Main Street Capital Corporation
- Target
- Unnamed swim school franchisee (operates 40+ locations across ten U.S. states)
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Main Street Capital Corporation completed a $47.0 million minority recapitalization of a leading swim school franchisee that operates more than 40 locations across ten U.S. states. The investment included a combination of first-lien senior secured term debt and a direct minority equity stake and was completed in partnership with the company's existing owners and management.
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November 13, 2025
- Buyer
- EnterOne
- Target
- Lumious
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Buyout
EnterOne has acquired Lumious in an acqui-hire to broaden its IT learning and development capabilities, particularly in cloud, DevOps, and AI-driven training. Lumious will continue to operate under its brand during the transition while leveraging EnterOne’s global infrastructure to expand service offerings across North America.
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November 12, 2025
DataCamp has acquired Optima, a Dubai-based AI-native learning platform, and will integrate Optima’s adaptive learning technology across its courses while bringing Optima founder Yusuf Saber into DataCamp as Chief AI Officer. The Optima team will join DataCamp, and the company is launching DataCamp Classrooms in the UAE to provide free access to educators, students and government employees as part of the regional expansion and product capability build-out.
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Studiosity has announced the acquisition of Norvalid to expand its research-supported learning and writing support platform with student authorship validation capabilities. Norvalid’s technology uses digital linguistic fingerprinting and tailored confirmation tools to help institutions support students while maintaining assessment integrity in the age of generative AI. The deal is subject to standard closing processes and is expected to be completed by December 1, 2025.
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October 29, 2025
- Buyer
- Edmentum
- Target
- MajorClarity
- Seller
- Paper
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Minnesota, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Edmentum has acquired MajorClarity from Paper to integrate career discovery, academic planning, CTE curricula, and certification prep into its Edmentum Career offering. The acquisition expands Edmentum's K-12 career-connected learning capabilities and aims to deliver an end-to-end solution for secondary students' college and career readiness.
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- Buyer
- Cinven, Jesús Núñez, Mubadala Investment Company
- Target
- Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio Group (UAX)
- Seller
- CVC Funds
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Spain
- Type
- Buyout
Cinven will acquire a majority stake in Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio Group (UAX), Spain’s private higher education platform, from CVC Funds. The deal is in partnership with founder Jesús Núñez and Mubadala Investment Company, with Núñez and management reinvesting alongside Cinven and the transaction subject to regulatory approvals.
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October 20, 2025
- Buyer
- Cotulla Education
- Target
- American Lineman College
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Cotulla Education, the parent of career-focused schools including the Aviation Institute of Maintenance, has acquired American Lineman College, a Bakersfield-based electrical line-worker training provider. The acquisition adds line-worker and utility training to Cotulla's portfolio to help address skilled-labor shortages and strengthen employer-driven workforce pipelines.
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October 15, 2025
- Buyer
- Spartan Education Group
- Target
- Aviator Air Flight School, LLC
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Spartan Education Group (SEG) has acquired Aviator Air Flight School, LLC, a flight training location and FBO at Grand Prairie Municipal Airport in Grand Prairie, Texas. SEG assumed ownership and operations on October 15, 2025, expanding its nationwide pilot training network and adding FAA Part 61 flight training capacity in the Dallas–Fort Worth market.
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October 15, 2025
- Buyer
- Girl Rising
- Target
- She's the First
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Girl Rising and She's the First, two international nonprofits focused on advancing girls’ education and opportunities, announced plans to merge on International Day of the Girl. Under the terms, She's the First will become part of Girl Rising’s 501(c)(3), integrating Girl Rising’s RISE program with She's the First’s mentoring and girls’ leadership initiatives and planning a Kenya pilot while awaiting regulatory approvals in New York.
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- Buyer
- K12 Coalition
- Target
- Keys to Literacy, Professional Development Institute
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
K12 Coalition has acquired Keys to Literacy (KTL) and Professional Development Institute (PDI), expanding its portfolio of K–12 professional learning, literacy curriculum, and teacher development solutions. The deal brings Keys to Literacy’s evidence-based programs (in 500+ districts) and PDI’s 380,000+ teacher enrollments into K12 Coalition’s single, outcomes-driven ecosystem to scale professional development and support district partners.
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October 13, 2025
- Buyer
- Excellence Education Investment Limited, Wisdom Avenue Global Limited, Waterflower Investment Ltd., Ultimate Wise Group Limited, Sure Brilliant Global Limited, Mr. Hongru Zhou, Mr. Ruolei Niu
- Target
- Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- China
- Type
- Buyout
Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger to be taken private. Under the merger, the company will merge with a wholly owned subsidiary of Excellence Education Investment Limited, with ADS holders receiving $2.30 in cash per ADS and other shareholders receiving $0.575 per share.
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October 11, 2025
- Buyer
- Campus
- Target
- Sizzle AI
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Campus, an online two-year college, has acquired Sizzle AI, an AI-powered learning platform used by over 1.7 million users. Jerome Pesenti (former Meta AI chief) will join as CTO as Campus integrates Sizzle's adaptive learning technology to enhance its live online instruction and accelerate its engineering roadmap.
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October 10, 2025
- Buyer
- Banyan Software, Inc.
- Target
- Classter (Veritech S.A.)
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Greece
- Type
- Buyout
Banyan Software has acquired Veritech S.A., which does business as Classter, a Greece-based provider of a modular, cloud-based student information system used by more than 500 organizations and 500,000 users worldwide. Banyan — a permanent-capital acquirer of niche enterprise software businesses — said the acquisition will support Classter’s growth while preserving its mission and product focus.
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October 9, 2025
- Buyer
- Cordance
- Target
- AppsAnywhere
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Addon
Cordance has acquired AppsAnywhere, a provider of application delivery and IT management software for higher education, to deepen its education technology portfolio and align the product with existing Cordance holdings. The deal pairs AppsAnywhere’s student-centric application delivery platform with LabStats’ analytics to expand capabilities for universities and improve IT efficiency and student experiences.
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October 7, 2025
- Buyer
- TZP Group
- Target
- True Lacrosse
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
TZP Group completed a strategic investment in True Lacrosse to launch True Sports Group, a national youth sports platform headquartered in Illinois. The investment will support True Sports' expansion of youth travel teams, tournaments, camps and clinics and enable organic growth and add-on acquisitions while partnering with co-founders Jake Deane and Mike Gabel.
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October 7, 2025
- Buyer
- Wilson Language Training
- Target
- Valley Speech
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Wilson Language Training has acquired Valley Speech, the literacy organization founded by Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan, to expand evidence-based literacy solutions for multilingual learners. The deal brings Valley Speech's Esperanza Spanish literacy program together with Wilson's English-focused Wilson Reading System to broaden structured multiliteracy and professional development offerings for educators.
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October 3, 2025
- Buyer
- Partners Group, CVC Strategic Opportunities, OMERS
- Target
- International Schools Partnership
- Industry
- Education
- Type
- Growth capital
Partners Group, acting on behalf of its clients, will remain the majority shareholder of International Schools Partnership (ISP) while welcoming CVC Strategic Opportunities as a significant minority shareholder. CVC will acquire a 20% stake in ISP, alongside OMERS continuing as a shareholder following its 2021 minority investment.
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October 2, 2025
- Buyer
- IXL Learning
- Target
- Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
IXL Learning has acquired Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, a Monterey-based creator of PreK–8 workbooks and instructional resources. The acquisition expands IXL's content offerings and strengthens its reach into print and digital K–8 curriculum resources and subscription services for teachers and families.
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September 30, 2025
- Buyer
- AlphaBEST Education
- Target
- iCAMP
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
AlphaBEST Education has acquired iCAMP, a STEM-focused summer camp and enrichment provider operating in New York and Connecticut. The acquisition expands AlphaBEST’s footprint by roughly 100 schools and two states while integrating iCAMP’s STEM programming into AlphaBEST’s after-school and summer offerings.
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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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September 25, 2025
- Buyer
- JMI Equity
- Target
- EdSights
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
EdSights, an AI-powered student voice and retention platform for higher education, secured an $80 million strategic growth investment from JMI Equity. The funding will be used to scale EdSights' product, expand its team, and accelerate adoption across colleges and universities nationwide to improve student engagement and retention.
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September 24, 2025
- Buyer
- Ignite Reading
- Target
- Esteam
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Ignite Reading, a San Francisco-based virtual tutoring and literacy company, has acquired Esteam, an AI-driven education startup that uses speech recognition to assess reading and map student skills. The deal brings Esteam's automatic speech recognition and assessment capabilities into Ignite Reading's high-dosage 1:1 tutoring platform to enable more personalized, real-time instruction; financial terms were not disclosed.
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September 24, 2025
Brazilian edtech Árvore acquired children’s literature curator A Taba and completed an acquihire of AI startup Typper to accelerate product development, expand pedagogical offerings and scale internationalization. The deals (financial terms undisclosed) bring A Taba’s curriculum expertise and Typper’s AI capabilities into Árvore’s platform used by millions of students across Brazil.
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September 16, 2025
- Buyer
- Beech Tree Private Equity, Inspirit Capital, Investec
- Target
- Inspiro Learning
- Seller
- Inspirit Capital
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
Beech Tree Private Equity has completed an investment to acquire Inspiro Learning, a UK-based vocational and technical training provider; existing owner Inspirit Capital has partially reinvested and Investec provided funding. The capital will be used to enhance service delivery, expand technical training into adjacent sectors, and support strategic acquisitions to accelerate organic growth.
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September 16, 2025
- Buyer
- 95 Percent Group, Leeds Equity Partners
- Target
- All About Learning Press
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Type
- Addon
95 Percent Group, a portfolio company of Leeds Equity Partners, has acquired All About Learning Press, a provider of structured, multisensory literacy products for homeschool families and educators. The acquisition expands 95 Percent Group's offerings beyond public-school programs to include All About Learning Press' All About Reading, All About Spelling, and new All About Math products, targeting homeschool and tutoring markets.
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September 16, 2025
- Buyer
- Oakley Capital, Two third‑party co‑investors (unnamed)
- Target
- Affinitas (Affinitas Education)
- Seller
- Oakley Capital Fund IV
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Recapitalization
Oakley Capital’s Fund VI is investing new capital into its K12 platform Affinitas (Affinitas Education) alongside two third‑party co‑investors, while Oakley Capital Fund IV is selling part of its stake and retaining a minority. The injection of funds is intended to support further organic and M&A-led expansion of Affinitas, which now comprises ~20 schools and around 14,000 students worldwide.
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September 10, 2025
- Buyer
- Taurus Capital Partners
- Target
- Pathlight Learning
- Seller
- Sarah Albahadily, Previous co-owners
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Taurus Capital Partners has made a platform investment to form and recapitalize Pathlight Learning, a leading franchisee of Primrose Schools, partnering with existing owner and manager Sarah Albahadily and other prior co-owners. The recapitalization provides Pathlight with resources to expand its Primrose school footprint nationally while retaining management continuity.
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September 8, 2025
- Buyer
- Eagle Merchant Partners, Graycliff Partners
- Target
- Guidewell Education, Reach Cambridge
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Atlanta-based private equity firm Eagle Merchant Partners has made a control / strategic growth investment in Sacramento-based Guidewell Education, with Graycliff Partners providing follow-on unitranche debt and minority equity to support the transaction. As part of the partnership, Guidewell—an education platform serving ~22,000 students annually—acquired Reach Cambridge, a UK-based summer academic and cultural program operator, to expand its international footprint.
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September 5, 2025
- Buyer
- Peterson's LLC, Ethos Software
- Target
- Animal Behavior College
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Addon
Ethos Software portfolio company Peterson's LLC has acquired Animal Behavior College (ABC), a leading vocational school for pet care professionals headquartered in Valencia, California. ABC will become a division of Peterson's, expanding the platform's vocational and certification offerings in the pet care market.
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September 4, 2025
- Buyer
- Climb Credit
- Target
- Career Karma
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Climb Credit, a student payment platform, has acquired Career Karma, an education discovery platform that guides prospective students toward job training programs. The deal brings together Climb’s financing and enrollment expertise with Career Karma’s large discovery and advising audience to improve program matching, streamline enrollment, and expand Career Karma’s reach into new high-demand industries.
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August 28, 2025
Arbiter, a K–12 athletic and event management platform, has acquired BigTeams to expand its reach across U.S. high schools and deepen its product offering. The deal combines Arbiter with BigTeams and rSchoolToday to support thousands of schools and millions of users, creating a combined organization of over 150 U.S.-based employees.
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- Buyer
- Our Billion Ventures, The Longreach Group
- Target
- Lightworks Corp
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Type
- Buyout
The Longreach Group, partnering with independent sponsor Our Billion Ventures, completed a take-private of Lightworks Corp (TSE:4267), a Japan-based cloud learning management and HCM platform. The tender offer priced Lightworks at JPY 2,179 per share (a ~68.9% premium) with the deal intended to accelerate product and service growth while retaining CEO Natsuo Eguchi.
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August 19, 2025
- Buyer
- Affinity Esports Group
- Target
- CT Esports Academy
- Seller
- Richard Casner
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Connecticut, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Affinity Esports Group, a Connecticut-based esports operator, has acquired CT Esports Academy and expanded its partnership with the Riverbrook Regional YMCA to bring esports programming to Wilton. The combined offering will include after-school programs, game nights, club teams, private coaching, and other youth-focused esports and educational services starting this fall.
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August 18, 2025
- Buyer
- Edcetera, Eden Capital
- Target
- Pulse Radiology Institute
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Type
- Addon
Edcetera, the Eden Capital‑backed provider of career education, has acquired Pulse Radiology Institute (PRI), an online school offering an Associate of Science in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The acquisition combines PRI’s degree programs with Pulse Radiology’s didactic and clinical placement services, enabling Edcetera to expand into degree‑granting allied health programs and introduce new offerings such as an RN to BSN pathway.
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Fitch Learning to Acquire Moody’s Analytics Learning Solutions and the Canadian Securities InstituteAugust 16, 2025
- Buyer
- Fitch Learning, Moody's
- Target
- Moody's Analytics Learning Solutions (MALS), Canadian Securities Institute (CSI)
- Seller
- Moody's
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
Fitch Learning has signed an agreement with Moody’s to acquire two businesses: Moody’s Analytics Learning Solutions (MALS) and the Canadian Securities Institute (CSI). The acquisitions will expand Fitch Learning’s offerings in credit training and professional certifications for commercial banking, consumer banking, and investment management, and are expected to close in the fourth quarter subject to regulatory approvals.
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- Buyer
- RiverGlade Capital
- Target
- Custom Learning Designs (CLD)
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
RiverGlade Capital, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has formed a partnership with Custom Learning Designs (CLD), a Belmont, Massachusetts-based provider of technology-enabled sales training for pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies. Terms were not disclosed; CLD’s CEO Donna Kilcoyne will remain in place and the management team will continue to run day-to-day operations as RiverGlade supports the company’s organic growth and strategic M&A plans.
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July 23, 2025
- Buyer
- Sonoran Desert Institute
- Target
- CL Driving School, LLC
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Sonoran Desert Institute (SDI), an employee-owned online college based in Tempe, Arizona, has acquired CL Driving School, LLC, a CDL/truck-driving vocational school headquartered in Indian Trail, North Carolina. The transaction closed on July 23, 2025 and will expand SDI's vocational program offerings and physical footprint with CL Driving School's campuses in Indian Trail and Charlotte.
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