Leeds Equity Partners

Leeds Equity is a private equity firms to identify businesses operating in the Knowledge Industries as attractive investment opportunities. They currently manage the largest fund focused exclusively on investing in companies within these sectors. Their industry-specific focus offers significant advantages, from origination and sourcing transactions through exiting investments.

Emily Bernstein

Principal

Cates, Susan E.

Partner

Galante, Jacques V.

Partner

Eric Geveda

Managing Director

Leeds, Jeffrey Thomas

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Mairs, Christopher J.

Managing Director

Kevin Malone

Principal

David C. Neverson

Managing Director

Will Teplitz

Associate

Scott VanHoy

Partner

35 past transactions

Exterro

Private Equity Round in 2022
Exterro is the recognized for legal governance, risk management, and compliance software solutions. Its solutions enable legal teams to control risks, reduce costs, enforce compliance and streamline processes by tightening collaboration between outside counsel, in-house legal teams, cross-platform business units, service providers, and resources.

Archive360

Private Equity Round in 2021
Archive360, Inc. provides next generation email archive migration software solutions. Archive360’s main solution offering is the Archive2Anywhere Product Suite, a data migration platform that integrates with numerous data sources and target repositories for fast and defensible archive migrations.

eLuma

Private Equity Round in 2021
eLuma connects students and districts with clinicians who care, ensuring that students receive the services they need. It provides online therapy services and software solutions. For inquiries, email, telephone numbers, and physical addresses are available on their website.

Genius SIS

Private Equity Round in 2021
Genius SIS is a web-based Student Information System for online and virtual schools. It is designed to make a school operation easier, faster and more reliable. It manages your admission process, controls enrollments, provides information to students and guardians, tracks students' progress, improves your communication with students, offers dynamic reports and much more. It is headquartered in Plantation, Florida.

engage2learn

Private Equity Round in 2021
engage2learn offers coaching, professional development, training, public school, teacher support, instructional coaching, ed tech services.

OptionMetrics

Private Equity Round in 2021
OptionMetrics is the financial industry’s premier provider of quality historical option price data, tools, and analytics that enables traders to construct, test, and execute options/derivatives investment strategies and accurately monitor their risk exposure, so that they can make more informed and, ultimately, more profitable investment decisions.

VitalSmarts

Acquisition in 2019
An innovator in corporate training and leadership development, VitalSmarts, a TwentyEighty, Inc. company, combines three decades of original research with 50 years of the best social science to help leaders and organizations achieve new levels of performance. Specifically, the Company focuses on human behavior—the underlying written and unwritten rules that shape what employees do every day and create the cultural operating system upon which an organization functions. VitalSmarts’ work within the halls of some of the world’s top organizations has led the Company to identify four skill sets present in successful companies. When used in combination, these high-leverage skills create healthy corporate cultures that spur flawless execution and consistent innovation. These skill sets are taught in the Company’s award-winning training programs and New York Times bestselling books of the same titles: Crucial Conversations, Crucial Accountability, Influencer, and Change Anything. VitalSmarts has trained more than one million people worldwide and helped more than 300 of the Fortune 500 realize significant results using this proven method for driving rapid, sustainable and measurable change in behaviors. VitalSmarts has been ranked by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest-growing companies in America for ten consecutive years.

Scaled Agile

Private Equity Round in 2019
Scaled Agile provides Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), an interactive knowledge base for implementing enterprise-scale agile practices. They help their clients succeed, work with great people, add value to the industry, have fun, and make a positive contribution to society and humanity. It was founded in 2011 and is based in Boulder, Colorado.

LRN

Venture Round in 2018
LRN provides integrated solutions through strategic advice, content, tools, online platforms, and support for organizations worldwide. The company offers integrated solutions such as essential ethics and compliance; inspirational leadership; environmental and social responsibility; ethics and compliance management systems; engagement and education services and solutions in the areas of values and behavior; principled performance as a system; and governance, culture, and leadership as a system. The company also provides advisory services in the areas of activities and interactions mapping; governance, culture, and leadership assessment; code of conduct; risk assessment and management; and ethics and compliance effectiveness self-assessment. In addition, LRN offers education and communications solutions and services on promoting ethical conduct, inspirational leadership, and a sustainable culture to inspire employees to align their behaviors to company values on a day to day basis; and education and engagement solutions that inspire value-based decision making in online experiences. LRN was founded in January 1992 and is based in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in New York, United States; London, United Kingdom; Germany; Paris, France; and Mumbai, India.

Exterro

Private Equity Round in 2018
Exterro is the recognized for legal governance, risk management, and compliance software solutions. Its solutions enable legal teams to control risks, reduce costs, enforce compliance and streamline processes by tightening collaboration between outside counsel, in-house legal teams, cross-platform business units, service providers, and resources.

Fusion Academy

Private Equity Round in 2017
Fusion Academy is much more than an accredited private middle and high school for grades 6-12. Its a revolutionary community of learning where positive relationships and one-to-one classrooms unlock the academic potential in every student and create opportunities for emotional and social growth. In a Fusion one-to-one classroom, the educational experience is completely customized to ignite a student’s passion for learning. Classes are self-paced, and course material is presented in ways that suit students’ individual interests, strengths and challenges.

CeriFi

Acquisition in 2017
CeriFi is a diversified education, training and certification provider serving firms and professionals across the financial services market. To-date, CeriFi has acquired six highly complementary companies, including, among others, Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists, Dalton Education, Keir Financial Education, Money Education and Pass Perfect.

Prosci

Private Equity Round in 2016
Prosci is a change management firm focused on helping individuals and organizations build change management capabilities. Best practices research acts as the foundation for Prosci’s world-renowned change management training programs and tools, including the Prosci ADKAR® Model. Prosci has certified over 30,000 change leaders worldwide through the Prosci Change Management Certification program.

BLR

Acquisition in 2016
BLR®, a division of Simplify Compliance LLC, is an industry-leading knowledge provider with more than 50 years of experience in human capital management, environment, health, and safety, learning and development, and legal markets. BLR has served as a trusted compliance partner for HR and EHS teams, offering comprehensive, content-powered technology and training to keep your employees safe and productive.

Simplify Compliance

Private Equity Round in 2016
Simplify Compliance is a provider of learning, events and memberships, and information and workflow solutions to the human capital management, healthcare, financial services and communications end markets. Simplify Compliance was formed by Leeds Equity and Dan Oswald in 2016 with the simultaneous combination of Fortis Business Media, LLC ("BLR"), and three portfolio companies of UCG; DecisionHealth, LLC, Argosy Group, LLC, and Center for Communications Management Information, LLC.

Project Management Academy

Private Equity Round in 2016
The most trusted name in project management training. A top provider of PMP Certification, PMP Training and PMP Exam Prep Courses. 100% Pass Guarantee. Project Management Academy is the most trusted name in project management training, providing training for PMP:registered:, CAPM:registered:, PMI-ACP:registered:, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, and Risk Management programs. With comprehensive materials, experienced staff, and continuous support, PMA is prepared to meet all of your project management training needs.

Campus Labs

Acquisition in 2015
Campus Labs empowers institutions to make valuable connections with their data. Campus Labs provides a complete set of integrated solutions for areas such as assessment, retention, teaching and learning, student engagement, and institutional effectiveness. Through partnerships with more than 1,300 public and private colleges and universities, Campus Labs continues to break down institutional silos and build strong foundations for unified information, valuable insights and better decisions.

LePort Schools

Private Equity Round in 2015
LePort Schools is a private school network that helps students acquire the essential knowledge, thinking skills, and strength of character required. It offers programs that emphasize the relationship between the academically challenging material presented in the classroom, and the breadth of experiences children have in their lives outside of the classroom. LePort Schools provide a variety of programs such as infant program, toddler program, preschool program, lower elementary, upper elementary, language immersion, and more. It was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

iModules Software

Acquisition in 2014
iModules provides technology solutions and services to help organizations achieve their missions and build meaningful relationships through member engagement and online communication. With more than 600 clients, iModules offers Encompass to deliver easy-to-use tools for managing Web site content, member data, and strategic communication. An industry leader since 2002, iModules has partnered with organizations worldwide to make a difference.

Fulcrum Financial Data

Private Equity Round in 2014
Fulcrum Financial Data offers unique insights, commentary, and data that give subscribers an edge in playing the corporate bond, leveraged loan and special situations markets. Fulcrum Financial Data is led by a team of accomplished financial information entrepreneurs, all of whom are recognized subject matter experts in their respective areas.

INTO University Partnerships

Private Equity Round in 2013
INTO University Partnerships Ltd. develops transformational joint ventures that help universities achieve their strategic goals and improve their competitive positioning globally. Its centers provide specialist programs and support that address international students' educational, social, and cultural needs. The company develops INTO partnership model which enables universities to avoid the pitfalls of outsourcing, allowing them to stimulate external investment without relinquishing control of their brand, academic quality, and student experience. It has partnerships with University of East Anglia, University of Exeter, Newcastle University, Queen's University Belfast, Oregon State University, and University of South Florida. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Evanta

Acquisition in 2012
Evanta is focused on C-Suite executive development and collaboration solutions for peer-to-peer engagement, networking and leadership training.

Amplifire

Venture Round in 2012
Amplifire they provides services for learning algorithms, knowledge analytics, and diagnostic capabilities in the education, healthcare, and corporate markets.

Nobel Learning

Acquisition in 2011
Nobel Learning Communities preschools, elementary and middle schools build the solid academic foundation students need for future success. In their schools, classes are led by dedicated, caring teachers who value open communication with parents. Using our Links to Learning curriculum, our preschools offer the perfect balance of learning and play, combining structured learning experiences with play activities designed for each developmental stage. They link parents to their child’s classroom experiences by providing a monthly summary of their child’s work and suggestions to continue the learning at home.

BARBRI, INC.

Acquisition in 2011
Barbri Bar Review provides specialized ongoing skills training and certifications in areas such as financial crime, eDiscovery, and cyber awareness, security and protection.

Ex Libris

Acquisition in 2008
Ex Libris Group is a leading provider of library automation solutions, offering the only comprehensive product suite for the discovery, management, and distribution of all materials—print, electronic, and digital. Dedicated to developing the market's most inventive and creative solutions, Ex Libris leads the way in defining and designing efficient, user-friendly products that serve the needs of academic, research, and national libraries today, enabling them to transition into the future.

Anthology

Acquisition in 2008
Campus Management is a leading provider of software, strategies and services which enable institutions of higher education to offer dynamic models of engagement and delivery.Campus Management is a leading provider of technology solutions and services that transform higher education institutions. Its next generation suite, CampusNexus®, includes enterprise-wide Student, CRM, and Finance, HR & Payroll solutions. Today, more than 2,000 campuses in 20 countries partner with Campus Management to transform academic delivery, student success and operational efficiency.

Interwise

Venture Round in 2006
Interwise provides voice, Web, and video conferencing solutions for the enterprise. The company offers AT&T Connect, an IP software, which is used for voice conferences, Web meetings, virtual training, Web seminars, Webcasts, broadcasts, and recordings. It serves technology, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, insurance, automotive, and retail industries. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts with additional offices in Israel, Japan, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, and Germany.

RealPage

Venture Round in 2004
RealPage develops on-demand multifamily property management software for the apartment communities in the United States. Its on-demand product lines include OneSite property management systems, which include payment processing, central reporting, and document management systems for automating the leasing, renting, purchasing, facilities management, and accounting of housing properties. CrossFire sales and marketing systems that capture and manage leads for enabling residents to report maintenance needs for enhancing occupancy and build retention; and YieldStar asset optimization systems that provide statistical support for site development, market position analysis, micro and macro supply and demand forecasting, and revenue optimization. The company also provides Velocity utility and billing service, which include resident billing, utility invoice processing, and sub metering services; LeasingDesk point of lease systems that streamline the online leasing process; StarFire entertainment and communication services that create Internet protocol-connected communities; and Central Reporting, a data platform that consolidates data from property management operations with marketing, accounting, and financial back-office systems. The company, formerly known as RealPage Communications, Inc., was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Carrollton, Texas.

Interwise

Series C in 2001
Interwise provides voice, Web, and video conferencing solutions for the enterprise. The company offers AT&T Connect, an IP software, which is used for voice conferences, Web meetings, virtual training, Web seminars, Webcasts, broadcasts, and recordings. It serves technology, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, insurance, automotive, and retail industries. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts with additional offices in Israel, Japan, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, and Germany.

Quisic

Private Equity Round in 2001
Quisic Corporation is engaged in the design and development of online learning programs. It provides custom content development services and e-learning software for corporate and academic use. In 2002, Quisic was acquired by EDT Learning, Inc.

Helix Education

Private Equity Round in 2000
At Helix Education, we offer solutions—founded in data and technology—throughout the student lifecycle that are designed to optimize education costs for students and the institutions that serve them. We provide a full array of marketing services that help colleges and universities connect with the right prospects and help them qualify students and build relationships that result in enrollment. Our coaching services and CRM software help schools keep a greater number of students engaged and moving toward graduation. Finally, we deliver a teaching environment through our Helix competency-based proprietary LMS that truly individualizes the learning experience.

Interwise

Series B in 2000
Interwise provides voice, Web, and video conferencing solutions for the enterprise. The company offers AT&T Connect, an IP software, which is used for voice conferences, Web meetings, virtual training, Web seminars, Webcasts, broadcasts, and recordings. It serves technology, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, insurance, automotive, and retail industries. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts with additional offices in Israel, Japan, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, and Germany.

Quisic

Series A in 2000
Quisic Corporation is engaged in the design and development of online learning programs. It provides custom content development services and e-learning software for corporate and academic use. In 2002, Quisic was acquired by EDT Learning, Inc.

Cognitive Arts

Venture Round in 2000
Cognitive Arts a designer and developer of e-learning solutions for the education and corporate training markets.
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