M&A Deal Summary

Global Knowledge Acquires DevelopMentor

On October 13, 2015, Global Knowledge acquired education company DevelopMentor

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Global Knowledge’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Global Knowledge’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Global Knowledge’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-10-13
Target DevelopMentor
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Global Knowledge
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

DevelopMentor

Torrance, California, United States
DevelopMentor, Inc. is a provider of learning solutions for professionals involved in the software projects life cycle.

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Buyer

Global Knowledge

Cary, North Carolina, United States

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Information Technology
Employees1,300
DESCRIPTION

Global Knowledge is a world leader in technical skills training, supporting major enterprises and IT professionals with innovative and flexible learning solutions and offering authorized content from major technology providers. Global Knowledge delivers training in multiple modalities, both on-demand and instructor-led through virtual delivery and classrooms, blended formats, and customized on-site training, directly and through a worldwide partner network. Global Knowledge was founded in 1995 and is based in Cary, North Carolina.


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Overall 1 of 3
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 3
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-07-31 Global Knowledge Software

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States

GKS is a leading provider of self-service training automation software. GKS products improve end-user competency using enterprise applications through simulated transactional training and testing, as well as auto-generated step-by-step instructions.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-17 ctc TrainCanada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

ctc TrainCanada is a provider of IT training courses. ctc TrainCanada was founded in 1989 and is based in Ottawa, Ontario.

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