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Kaplan: Ma Activity
Kaplan is divesting Dublin Business School to China Chunlai for $125.5m, following earlier sale of its languages division to Inspirit Capital (rebranding to Positively Languages). This reflects ongoing portfolio optimization and exit strategy.
Source: The PIE News
The leadership read
Consolidation shifts the leadership question from growth to integration. For Kaplan in EdTech, the demand moves toward transformation and integration leaders who can merge teams, systems and cultures without losing momentum. Across EMEA, watch whether the integration is properly resourced; deals are won or lost the year after they close.
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 104 (Hot), down 1.9 month-on-month — shows EMEA signal flow easing (-2.2pts).
Kaplan: 1 signal in the last 90 days — in line with the EdTech median of 1 across 13 tracked companies.
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Product Launch · EMEA
TTEC →TTEC released research on the future of contact centre sales in Europe, highlighting shift to sales through service and increased AI adoption
Capital Raising · EMEA
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Product Launch · EMEA
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