M&A Deal Summary

Leeds Equity Partners Acquires Crucial Learning

On September 30, 2019, private equity firm Leeds Equity Partners acquired education company Crucial Learning from TwentyEighty

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Leeds Equity Partners’ 13th transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Leeds Equity Partners’ 26th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Leeds Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in Utah.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-09-30
Target Crucial Learning
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Leeds Equity Partners
Sellers(s) TwentyEighty
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Crucial Learning

Provo, Utah, United States
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Crucial Learning s a provider of communication, execution and leadership development training. The company's training solutions turn proven behavioral science principles into learnable, repeatable skills and enable enterprise clients to improve performance by addressing underlying employee behaviors. Crucial Learnings' core IP is based on bestselling books, including Crucial Conversations, Crucial Accountability, Influencer, Getting Things Done and The Power of Habit. Crucial Learning is based in Provo, Utah.

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Buyer

Leeds Equity Partners

New York, New York, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 3.3B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Leeds Equity Partners is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market companies operating in knowledge industries. Specific areas of interest include education (K-12, postsecondary, at-risk/special education, instruction materials, testing), training (corporate training, professional certification/continuing education, language training), and information/business services (b2b publishing, information databases/research, tradeshows/conferences, business process outsourcing, consulting, staffing, marketing). Leeds prefers investing in established companies that are leaders in their respective markets. Leeds Equity Partners was formed in 1993 and is based in New York, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 29 of 40
Sector (Education) 13 of 16
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 4
State (Utah) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 26 of 37
Year (2019) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-09 Scaled Agile

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Scaled Agile is a provider of SAFe, the framework for business agility. Through learning and certification, a global partner network, and a growing community of over one million trained professionals, Scaled Agile helps enterprises build agility into their culture so they can quickly identify and deliver customer value, capitalize on emerging opportunities, and improve business outcomes. Scaled Agile was formed in 2011 and is based in Boulder, Colorado.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-16 Anthology

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Anthology is a provider of administrative software solutions to higher education, nonprofit organizations, and other learning industries. Anthology's product suite includes student information systems, constituent relationship management, enterprise resource planning, student and alumni engagement, retention, and compliance solutions. Anthology was founded in 1988 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.

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SELLER

TwentyEighty

Littleton, Colorado, United States

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Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Education
DESCRIPTION

TwentyEighty, Inc. is a provider of corporate training and workforce performance services. TwentyEighty was founded in 2003 and is based in Littleton, Colorado.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector (Education) 4 of 4
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 4
State (Utah) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 4
Year (2019) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-30 AchieveForum

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

AchieveForum, Inc. combines depth of knowledge and experience with project management excellence to successfully implement leadership development solutions. AchieveForum was formed in 1971 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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