M&A Deal Summary

CeriFi Acquires Spidell

On January 24, 2022, CeriFi acquired education company Spidell

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CeriFi’s 8th transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is CeriFi’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is CeriFi’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-01-24
Target Spidell
Sector Education
Buyer(s) CeriFi
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Spidell

Anaheim, California, United States
Spidell is a provider of tax continuing education seminars, webinars, and subscription-based tax publications. The company offers its continuing education courses in seminars, webinars, and self-study formats. Along with a unique online tax research product, Spidell provides online and print tax research newsletters and books to help professionals maintain licensing requirements and deliver high-quality tax services. Spidell was formed in 1974 and is based in Anaheim, California.

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Buyer

CeriFi

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 2017
Sector Education
DESCRIPTION

CeriFi is a diversified education, training and certification provider serving firms and professionals across the financial services market. CeriFi was founded in 2017 and is based in Alpharetta, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 12
Sector: Education M&A 8 of 12
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 8 of 10
State: California M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 8 of 11
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-04 Fast Forward Academy

Orlando, Florida, United States

Fast Forward Academy is a provider of tax and accounting exam preparation and continuing education courses. Fast Forward Academy was founded in 2010 and is based in Orlando, Florida.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-04-06 MarkMeldrum

St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

MarkMeldrum is a provider of exam preparation and review materials for levels I, II, and III of the Chartered Financial Analyst ("CFA") exam. The company prepares CFA candidates globally with a robust set of exam preparation materials, including lecture videos, question banks, practice guides, and mock exams. MarkMeldrum was formed in 2017 and is based in St Catharines, Ontario.

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