GP Strategies

GP Strategies Corporation is a global provider of performance improvement and learning solutions, offering a diverse range of services across two main segments: Workforce Excellence and Business Transformation Services. The Workforce Excellence segment specializes in managed learning services, which include strategic learning consulting, digital content development, and various operational support services such as training administration and event management. Additionally, it provides engineering and technical services that encompass work-based learning, plant launch initiatives, and asset management consulting. The Business Transformation Services segment focuses on custom training solutions, particularly for automotive manufacturers and technicians, as well as organizational development consulting that addresses strategy, leadership, and employee engagement. GP Strategies serves a variety of industries, including automotive, healthcare, and manufacturing, and operates in multiple countries, with headquarters in Columbia, Maryland. Founded in 1959, the company aims to enhance organizational effectiveness through tailored training and consulting solutions.

Adrian McClelland

Vice President of Diversity and Engagement

20 past transactions

Emantras

Acquisition in 2017
Emantras Inc. is a digital learning firm that specializes in providing comprehensive digital and mobile education solutions. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Fremont, California, the company has established a significant presence in the United States, Europe, and Asia, with key development centers in Chennai and Gurgaon, India. Emantras offers a wide range of services, including e-learning management systems, educational content development, and proprietary educational tools designed to enhance effective learning. The firm caters to a diverse clientele, including K-12 and higher education institutions, multinational corporations, and various commercial businesses. Additionally, Emantras has expanded its offerings to include animation and gaming since 2009, and it employs over 350 professionals, reflecting steady growth in the digital education sector. Emantras Inc. operates as a subsidiary of ABV Electronics, Inc. following its acquisition by GP Strategies Corporation in 2017.

McKinney Rogers

Acquisition in 2017
McKinney Rogers International Limited is a global consultancy firm based in London, United Kingdom, specializing in corporate strategy and consulting services. Founded in 1999, the company focuses on delivering results-driven solutions, offering a range of services that include mission analysis, operational rehearsal, high-performance team development, and integrated business leadership. Its innovative frameworks, such as the BEOS and Mission Leadership Dashboard, are designed to connect various organizational elements—hardware, software, and people—to enhance performance and help businesses navigate challenges while achieving their strategic objectives. As of February 1, 2017, McKinney Rogers operates as a subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation.

Maverick Solutions

Acquisition in 2016
Maverick Solutions, Inc. is a provider of Oracle-related training services, offering comprehensive support throughout the project lifecycle for clients in the United States and internationally. Founded in 1999 and based in Wake Forest, North Carolina, the company specializes in project-team training and end-user adoption services designed to help clients maximize their investments in Oracle software. Maverick Solutions delivers tailored training programs that address various Oracle products, including PeopleSoft, Taleo, and the e-business suite, as well as cloud training solutions like Maverick Engage and Maverick Enroll for higher education. The company serves diverse sectors, including public sector, healthcare, and commercial industries, and operates as an end-to-end training partner, providing onsite private courses and real-time software guidance to enhance organizational efficiency and reduce costs. As of October 2016, Maverick Solutions operates as a subsidiary of GP Strategies Corp.

Effective-Learning

Acquisition in 2014
Effective-Learning is our name, our vision, our product and our passion. We help our clients to achieve better results through effective development of people. We help our clients to attract, retain and develop employees. We are working for leading companies such as A.P. Møller-Maersk, VELUX, Jyske Bank, Danske Bank, Totalkredit and Vestas. Effective-Learning is an independent public company. We have existed since 1988. Until January 2008 we were an IBM subsidiary, and before that a Maersk Data subsidiary. Effective-Learning is a sister company of Effective-People.

Lorien Engineering Solutions

Acquisition in 2013
Lorien Engineering Solutions specializes in providing engineering design and project management services to various sectors, including food, beverage, brewing, and life sciences. The company focuses on delivering capital expenditure concepts, pre-investment studies, and detailed facility and design construction management. By assisting clients in these industries, Lorien enables the development of low-carbon strategies while promoting sustainable energy initiatives and efficient waste management practices. With an emphasis on quality and compliance, the company is ISO9001 certified and employs established processes to ensure high standards in its services. Lorien Engineering Solutions is also part of GP Strategies Corp., enhancing its capabilities in technical leadership and project delivery on an international scale.

Prospero Learning Solutions

Acquisition in 2013
Prospero Learning Solutions specializes in creating tailored learning experiences for diverse industries such as finance, retail, healthcare, and government sectors. They develop custom educational content and leverage advanced technologies to deliver effective learning solutions.

Rovsing Dynamics

Acquisition in 2012
Rovsing Dynamics is a provider of vibration condition monitoring hardware and software. Rovsing Dynamics creates value by combining predictive operational information with dynamic business information for decision makers in the maritime, power generation and oil & gas industries, using OPENpredictor™ as information source, making information available to equipment operators that enable them to reduce service downtime and enhance equipment availability, increasing revenue potential and profitability. Rovsing Dynamics operates in the global and technologically advanced market for condition monitoring systems, and develops, supplies and supports a best-in-class software-based system—OPENpredictor™—for automated condition monitoring and predictive fault diagnosing for rotating and reciprocating machinery such as turbines, generators, gear boxes, and pumps. Solutions and services are offered worldwide.

BlessingWhite

Acquisition in 2012
BlessingWhite is a provider of leadership development and employee engagement solutions that align with business strategies. The company specializes in professional training and services, focusing on areas such as organizational culture, leadership development, employee engagement, coaching, career development, performance management, and team dynamics. It offers tailored programs designed to meet the specific needs of technical employees, new hires, and high-growth, technology-oriented companies. Through its comprehensive approach, BlessingWhite aims to enhance organizational effectiveness and foster a motivated workforce.

Beneast Training

Acquisition in 2011
Beneast Training Ltd is an independent training provider based in the United Kingdom, serving as the regulator for government-funded training providers. The company specializes in delivering a range of training services, which include recruitment, school training, and project development. Beneast Training is dedicated to enhancing educational opportunities and ensuring quality standards within the training sector. With a focus on accountability and regulatory compliance, it plays a significant role in shaping the landscape of vocational training and development in the UK.

RWD Technologies

Acquisition in 2011
RWD Technologies, Inc. engages in developing, implementing, and supporting products and services used to deliver performance and continuous improvement, ERP consulting and training, learning services, and business transformation and change management programs. It offers a range of integrated products and services, which include human capital management and IT consulting, business transformation and lean process improvement, end-user training, change management, knowledge management, workforce competency, technology implementation and integration, and operator effectiveness management. The company also provides managed services, including managed learning, strategy assessment and development, and learning management system services. Its solutions are used in various industries, such as manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, life sciences, consumer products, healthcare, financial, telecommunications, services, higher education, rail and transportation, retail, and public sector/government, as well as energy, utilities, and chemicals. The company was founded in 1988 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland. It has additional offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific.

Communication Consulting

Acquisition in 2011
Communication Consulting is a China-based training and consulting company with offices in Shanghai and Beijing, China, and Haryana. Since 1995, Communication Consulting has helped enable staff, promote cross-cultural understanding and develop leaders through their professional training programs that are available for delivery in Chinese and English.

Academy of Training

Acquisition in 2010
Academy of Training Ltd is an independent training provider located in the United Kingdom. Established in 1983, Academy of Training is a Grade 2 ‘Good’ provider of training as determined by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted), the UK regulator of government funded training providers. Based in Plymouth and operating across the South West of England, Academy of Training delivers apprenticeship training in the following sectors: Business Administration including Information Communication Technology, Customer Service and Business Management; Healthcare and Service Enterprise including Retail, Hairdressing and Hospitality. Academy of Training is contracted to provide training through the Skills Funding Agency, a Government agency that funds apprenticeships and skills training in England.

Bath Consultancy Group

Acquisition in 2010
Bath Consultancy Group is a niche leadership and organizational development consulting firm located in the United Kingdom. Bath Consultancy Group is a leading change and leadership development consultancy with a track record of over 30 years We work across a range of commercial sectors globally including financial services, professional services, hi tech, pharmaceuticals, fmcg and in the public sector in UK. Our global consultant team all combine business experience with strong experience in change facilitation, leadership development, coaching and team coaching capability. We bridge the boundaries between leading edge research and professional practice; partner with a number of business schools and think-tanks. Our consultants have researched and written extensively to develop our practice and extend the craft of organisation/leadership development.

Marton House

Acquisition in 2010
Marton House is a provider of custom e-learning content development with expertise in leadership and sales product training.

PerformTech

Acquisition in 2010
PerformTech specializes in delivering high-quality training and performance improvement solutions for both public and private sector clients. The company employs a skilled team that includes instructional designers, multimedia developers, graphic artists, technical writers, computer programmers, and project managers. This diverse expertise enables PerformTech to create cost-effective training products tailored to meet various client needs. The company focuses on equipping its team with the necessary resources, technology, and tools to produce world-class training programs. Additionally, PerformTech provides a range of services, including courseware development, web-based training, and technology skills enhancement, aimed at fostering knowledge and creativity among its clients.

Milsom Industrial Designs

Acquisition in 2009
Milsom Industrial Designs is a provider of technical documentation, technical publications, technical recruiting and engineering design.

Performance Consulting Services

Acquisition in 2008
Performance Consulting Services is a company specializing in performance engineering support, training, combustion optimization.

Via Training

Acquisition in 2007
Via Training is a provider of custom e-learning and blended training programs aimed at enhancing product knowledge and applied sales skills. The company specializes in creating tailored training solutions that equip sales teams with the necessary tools and knowledge to improve their performance and operations. By focusing on effective educational methodologies, Via Training helps businesses develop their workforce's capabilities in a structured and engaging manner.

Smallpeice Enterprises

Acquisition in 2007
Smallpeice Enterprises is a company based in Leamington Spa, United Kingdom, specializing in business improvement technical and management training services. It focuses on designing, leading, and supporting business improvement programs tailored for an international clientele, including blue-chip companies across engineering, manufacturing, and service sectors. The organization is dedicated to enhancing operational efficiency and performance through its comprehensive training offerings.

Sandy Corp

Acquisition in 2007
Sandy offers custom sales training and print-based and electronic publications primarily to the automotive industry and generates approximately $60 million of revenue on an annual basis. The acquisition of Sandy will enhance GP's existing service offerings by adding custom product sales training to its offering mix. Sandy has an exceptional reputation for providing dealership product sales training solutions to manufacturers in the U.S. automotive industry, a market Sandy has served for over 30 years. GP will support the needs of Sandy's current customers and intends to support the expansion of
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