{"id":51597,"date":"2020-05-04T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/?post_type=articles&p=51597"},"modified":"2020-05-14T15:45:38","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T19:45:38","slug":"ma-in-corporate-training-investments-and-acquisitions-of-the-first-quarter-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/articles\/learning-services-and-outsourcing\/ma-in-corporate-training-investments-and-acquisitions-of-the-first-quarter-of-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"M&A in Corporate Training: Investments and Acquisitions of the First Quarter of 2020"},"author":52,"featured_media":51601,"template":"","tags":[2339,1015,227,449,3401,73,129,215,2338,96,456,77,72],"class_list":["post-51597","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-acquisitions","tag-compliance-training","tag-content-development","tag-elearning","tag-investment","tag-it-training","tag-leadership-training","tag-learning-technologies","tag-mergers","tag-outsourcing","tag-performance-management","tag-sales-training","tag-training-outsourcing","global_topic_tax-compliance","global_topic_tax-content-development","global_topic_tax-it-and-technical-training","global_topic_tax-leadership","global_topic_tax-learning-services-and-outsourcing","global_topic_tax-learning-technologies","global_topic_tax-measurement-and-analytics","global_topic_tax-performance-management","global_topic_tax-sales"],"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":"Taryn Oesch, CPTM","author_image":42036,"author_bio":"Taryn Oesch is the award-winning managing editor of digital content at Training Industry, Inc., and co-host of The Business of Learning<\/a>, the Training Industry podcast.","excerpt":"While mergers and acquisitions seem to have slowed down in April, there was still substantial activity in the training market in January, February and March. ","main_content":"In the chaos of the coronavirus pandemic, the end of the first quarter came and went. And while mergers and acquisitions seem to have slowed down in April, there was still substantial activity in the training market in January, February and March. So, here is our quarterly summary of what happened in the industry last quarter.\r\n\r\nAssessment, Measurement and Analytics<\/strong>\r\n\r\nIn January, ProctorU, an online exam security and identity management company, and Yardstick Assessment Strategies, a psychometric and computer-based exam administration company, merged to create a new brand<\/a>, Meazure Learning. Later in the quarter, The Mom Project, which helps businesses attract and retain female talent, acquired Werk<\/a>, a people analytics platform, expanding its employee experience and workplace productivity analytics services under the new division WerkLabs.\r\n\r\nCompliance Training<\/strong>\r\n\r\nWithin compliance training, we saw deals in the areas of cybersecurity, health and safety, employee wellness and well-being, health care and medical, and regulatory and human resources (HR) compliance training.\r\n\r\nIn cybersecurity awareness training, Curricula closed a $3 million growth investment<\/a> from RCP Equity for its \u201cfun, story-based security awareness training platform.\u201d\r\n\r\nIn health and safety training, DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DSS) acquired Lodestone Partners<\/a>, a consulting firm aimed at the resource industry. In health and wellness training, Headspace closed a $93 million Series C funding round<\/a> led by blisce\/ for its mindfulness and meditation platform, bringing its total funding to $168.2 million.\r\n\r\nIn health care and medical training:\r\n