M&A Deal Summary

Pluralsight Acquires A Train Simple Company

On July 19, 2016, Pluralsight acquired education company A Train Simple Company

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Pluralsight’s 4th transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Pluralsight’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Pluralsight’s 3rd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-07-19
Target A Train Simple Company
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Pluralsight
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

A Train Simple Company

Santa Monica, California, United States
A Train Simple Company, Inc. is an Adobe-centric video training company.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Pluralsight

Draper, Utah, United States

Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Internet Software and Services
Revenue 317M USD (2019)
DESCRIPTION

Pluralsight is a provider of technical skill development solutions. The Company's cloud-based technology learning platform provides a broad range of tools, including skill assessments, a curated library of courses, learning paths, and business analytics. Pluralsight was formed in 2004 and is based in Draper, Utah.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 11
Sector (Education) 4 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 11
State (California) 3 of 4
Country (United States) 8 of 10
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-09 HackHands

San Francisco, California, United States

HackHands, Inc. is an online mentoring platform for programmers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-10-14 DevelopIntelligence

Louisville, Colorado, United States

DevelopIntelligence LLC designs, delivers, and manages learning programs for software development and engineering organizations. Managed learning services include training design, development, delivery, and management in the areas of software development, open source technologies, and technology leadership development. DevelopIntelligence is based in Louisville, Colorado.

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