Divestiture • Information Services

Leeds Equity Partners Acquires TalentNeuron

On February 2, 2023, private equity firm Leeds Equity Partners acquired information services company TalentNeuron from Gartner

Acquisition Context
  • This is Leeds Equity Partners’ 4th transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Leeds Equity Partners’ 35th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Leeds Equity Partners’ 5th transaction in New York.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date February 2, 2023
Target TalentNeuron
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Leeds Equity Partners
Sellers(s) Gartner
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

TalentNeuron

New York, New York, United States
TalentNeuron is a subscription-based provider of labor market data and analytics for corporate human resource and talent analytics teams. Through its proprietary data normalization and enrichment process, the company creates actionable labor market intelligence out of disparate, unstructured data, enabling talent leaders to make critical human capital decisions, deliver more efficient workforce access, and advance corporate DEI initiatives. TalentNeuron is based in New York, New York.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Leeds Equity Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 4.8B 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 Context for Buyer #
Overall 38 of 43
Sector: Information Services 4 of 4
Type: Divestiture 4 of 4
State: New York 5 of 6
Country: United States 35 of 39
Year: 2023 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-12-16 e.Republic

Folsom, California, United States

e.Republic is a B2B media, events and subscription research platform focused exclusively on state and local government and education across the United States. It engages with over 300,000 professionals across the communities it has built through its information outlets, Government Technology and Governing. e.Republic was founded in 1984 and is based in Folsom, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-01-03 Big Blue Marble Academy

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Big Blue Marble Academy provides education-based programs for children ranging from infancy through age four, as well as before and after school and summer camp programs. The company provides a proprietary curriculum, immersive language programs, and student-led philanthropy to foster readiness and success. Big Blue Marble Academy was founded in 2012 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Gartner

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Category Company
Founded 1979
Sector Information Services
Employees21,044
Revenue 6.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Gartner is an information technology research and advisory company. Gartner delivers the technology-related insight to clients worldwide. Gartner was founded in 1979 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Information Services 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 4 of 4
State: New York 1 of 1
Country: United States 3 of 3
Year: 2023 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-05 Challenger

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Challenger is a global performance improvement platform that delivers a comprehensive portfolio of solutions focused on sales marketing and customer service training through in-person workshops, eLearning and workflow tools, diagnostic and assessment offerings, and other sales acceleration modules. Underpinned by the world-renowned, research-based Challenger and Effortless Experience methodologies, its solutions help enterprises adopt, develop, communicate, and implement more effective commercial strategies on a global scale. Challenger was founded in 1979 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.

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