Coursera completes combination with Udemy

Coursera (COUR) announced the completion of its combination with Udemy (UDMY). The transaction strengthens the combined company’s ability to accelerate AI-powered innovation and shape how skills are discovered, developed, and verified at a pivotal moment in global talent transformation, Coursera said. “The close of this transaction marks the beginning of a new chapter for our combined company. Together, Coursera and Udemy have the scale, the data, and the talent to move faster and build something bold: the world’s most comprehensive skills platform for the AI era,” said Greg Hart, CEO of Coursera. “The need to continuously learn and master new skills has never been greater. Powered by the scale of our combined global ecosystem, we are moving beyond a content catalog to create a more adaptive, intelligent, and agentic skills delivery system – one that more directly connects skills development in the flow of work to real-world outcomes, helping individuals grow their careers and enabling organizations to empower the next generation of talent.”