Pearson Purchases Credentialing Platform Credly For 140 Million
Pearson already owned a 20% stake in the digital workforce credentialing platform worth about $40 million, but it is now buying the entire company through existing cash and available liquidity. Credly has more than 2,000 customers that use the platform to “award employees and workers trusted digital credentials that verify their skills and help connect them with the right opportunities.” The company offers a tool designed to “help businesses recruit, engage, and develop their workforce, with a skills-based approach to talent management that operates at enterprise scale....