{"id":128039,"date":"2025-04-24T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/?post_type=articles&p=128039"},"modified":"2025-04-24T14:04:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T18:04:24","slug":"ma-in-corporate-training-deals-of-the-first-quarter-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/articles\/learning-services-and-outsourcing\/ma-in-corporate-training-deals-of-the-first-quarter-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"M&A in Corporate Training: Deals of the First Quarter of 2025"},"author":27,"featured_media":128048,"template":"","tags":[4727,31391,23626],"class_list":["post-128039","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-corporate-training-market","tag-ma-in-corporate-training","tag-mergers-and-acquisitions","global_topic_tax-learning-services-and-outsourcing"],"acf":{"sponsored":false,"gated":false,"gated_content_type":"","file_attachment":null,"gated_content":"","form_instruction_header":"To access the full article, please fill out the form below:","pardot_html_embed":"","author_override":true,"author_name":"Sarah Gallo, CPTM ","author_image":123175,"author_bio":"Sarah Gallo, CPTM, is a senior editor at Training Industry, Inc., and co-host of\u00a0The Business of Learning<\/a>, the Training Industry podcast.","excerpt":"Learning and development (L&D) is uniquely positioned to help organizations navigate uncertainty, ensuring the business has the skills it needs to stay competitive in a volatile market. ","main_content":"The first quarter of 2025 is already behind us. As we do every quarter, let\u2019s take a moment to reflect on the deals that took place last quarter in the corporate training market.\r\n\r\nAmid high economic uncertainty, it\u2019s perhaps unsurprising that last quarter saw less activity than usual. That said, we still saw six deals across areas like strategy, workforce development, learning tech and more. We\u2019ll continue to monitor the market throughout the year.\r\n\r\nOn a positive note, learning and development (L&D) is uniquely positioned to help organizations navigate uncertainty, ensuring the business has the skills it needs to stay competitive in a volatile market. In addition, Training Industry market research<\/a> anticipates that the external training market, focused on sourced training solutions, will continue to grow over the next five years.\r\n\r\nHere are the deals we took note of last quarter, organized by industry sector:\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n

Strategy<\/h2>\r\nThe strategy sector saw one deal last quarter, which highlighted the growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI)-driven skills development <\/a>solutions.\r\n