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UK – London-based talent network firm Adepto’s new owner is skills platform based in California

12 December 2019

Degreed, an employee learning and skills-tracking platform, acquired Adepto, a London-based platform for curating private talent pools for all worker types including temporary employees, statement-of-work consultants and directly hired employees.

Terms of the transaction were not announced.

Adepto will add to Degreed the ability to understand demand for skills through its integrations with applicant tracking systems, vendor management systems and other technologies, according to the company.

“Adepto will enable Degreed’s customers to unlock a more complete inventory of available skill sets,” said Kat Kennedy, Degreed’s chief experience office.

That data can be used for benchmarking and when investing in upskilling and reskilling, Kennedy said. It can also provide information for business decisions such as workforce planning.

Degreed’s platform curates learning resources for workers, including videos, articles, books and podcasts. It also uses behavioral and data science to analyze workers’ strengths and opportunities. Degreed is based in Pleasanton, California.

The Adepto brand is to remain in place as “Adepto, powered by Degreed.” Adepto founder and CEO Chris Milligan will remain as CEO of Adepto for the near future.

Adepto was founded in 2013.