Lumesse acquires SaaS-based learning experts Edvantage Group
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
London/Oslo/Austin, Texas: 3 October 2011- Lumesse, a global leader in
integrated talent management solutions, is pleased to announce that it has
signed a binding agreement to acquire Edvantage Group (www.edvantagegroup.com).
Over 500,000 users across hundreds of organizations use Edvantage Group's SaaS
(Software-as-a-Service) learning solutions to develop employee skills and
competencies. Edvantage Group brings Lumesse world-class capabilities in
learning management, content development and management, online content
delivery, and custom course development. The two companies already share a
number of customers and have pre-existing integrations between their respective
product sets. The acquisition includes all customer contracts, intellectual
property, assets and goodwill of the business and, subject to the usual
regulatory approval by the Norwegian competition authorities, is expected to
close during October.
"People love to learn, and learning is rising up the corporate agenda as every
successful business needs to retain and develop its people as part of a full
talent management strategy," said Matthew Parker, CEO at Lumesse. "Acquiring
Edvantage gives Lumesse an award-winning learning and content platform that will
enhance the 2012 product roadmaps for both Lumesse TalentLink and Lumesse ETWeb.
We are very excited to be welcoming this great company, its many high-profile
customers, and its talented employees to the growing Lumesse family."
Edvantage Group founder and CEO Thomas Berglund, who will be responsible for the
Global Learning business in Lumesse, added: "We are very proud that we have been
acquired by one of the world's most people-focused software companies, with a
truly global footprint, local expertise, financial strength and a passion for
what they do. This acquisition secures a promising future for our customers,
employees, partners and other stakeholders."
The acquisition will accelerate the global growth of Lumesse, strengthen its
leadership in Europe, extend its product set and increase its customer base by
over 200 new companies to a total of over 1,900 in 70 countries worldwide.
Already offering some of the most complete talent management solutions in the
industry, Lumesse will broaden its products further to include Edvantage Group's
learning management system, award-winning content authoring platform, extensive
range of on-demand content, and its custom developed e-learning programs.
Lumesse customers will be able to easily provide formal, informal, social and
mobile learning opportunities to employees as a part of a fully integrated
talent development strategy.
Edvantage Group has won many high-profile clients for its learning solutions,
including Virgin Atlantic, 7-Eleven, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Sony Ericsson,
SEB and the UK MOD. Recent awards for its solutions include the 2010 UK E-
Learning award winner for 'E-learning Company of the Year,' and the 2011 Brandon
Hall Award winner for 'Best Advance in Technology for Rich-Media Authoring'
category. Edvantage Group has highly skilled people in the UK, the Nordic
regions and across Europe.
"Since its founding in 1999 Edvantage Group has become recognized in the e-
learning market for its strong client relationships, award-winning technologies,
and talented employees," says Matthew Parker, CEO at Lumesse. "We think they are
a great fit for the Lumesse culture and we are looking forward to combining
their strengths with ours during 2012 to bring a superb, fully integrated
learning offering to our customers and to the global market."
About Lumesse
Lumesse is the only global company making talent management solutions work
locally. We help customers around the world to implement successful local talent
management initiatives that identify, nurture and develop the right people, in
the right place, at the right time. Our multi-cultural background and presence
means we understand how to deliver talent solutions that work the way our
customers work, as individuals and as teams, because no two people,
organisations or cultures are the same. We regard differences as strengths, not
as obstacles.
1,700 customers work with us in over 70 countries because they recognize that
commitment, innovation and value only come from people. We help customers to
unlock and inspire that human potential in their businesses. Our integrated
talent management solutions are comprehensive, intuitive, secure and fully
internationalized into over 50 languages.
Company website: www.lumesse.com
Product information:www.lumesse.com/what-we-do
Read our blog at:www.lumesse.com/blog
About Edvantage Group
Edvantage Group is Europe's leading e-learning company. Edvantage group helps
organisations improve employee skills and transfer knowledge, leading to better
performance and business results. The company seamlessly combines cloud and
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technologies, including Learning Gateway and
CourseBuilder, with exceptional learning experiences, on-demand content and
professional services to deliver measurable value for clients. Edvantage group
serves over 400 organizations from offices throughout the Nordic countries,
Benelux and the UK.
Visit www.edvantagegroup.com for more information.
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