Leeds Equity Partners-backed portfolio company acquires leading provider of student learning focused ePortfolio and credentialing software

Campus Labs, Inc., a subsidiary of Edcentric, Inc. and a portfolio company of Leeds Equity Partners, LLC, today announced the acquisition of Chalk & Wire Learning Assessment, Inc. (“Chalk & Wire” or the “Company”), a provider of learning assessment and credentialing software used by higher education institutions to assess and measure student learning.  Chalk & Wire, based in Ridgeway, Ontario, won first place for the best ePortfolio product in 2016 and 2017 based on a survey of Campus Technology readers.  Chalk & Wire represents the fifth acquisition for Edcentric.

“With the addition of Chalk & Wire’s market-leading ePortfolio tools and services, Campus Labs continues to evolve the resources available to follow the student journey through an institution,” said Eric Reich, Co-Founder and CEO of Campus Labs.  “By delivering a more embedded offering to assess students at the individual level, Campus Labs can enable institutions to deepen their understanding of student learning.”

Eric Geveda, Principal of Leeds Equity Partners said, “The addition of Chalk & Wire to Campus Labs and Edcentric further solidifies its software suite.  We look forward to building deeper partnerships with our customers as we seek to increase student success and enhance teaching and learning.”

“Through our two-decades long legacy of work with more than 400 colleges and universities, we have developed tools and processes that evolve teaching in ways that improve student learning,” said Geoff Irvine, Founder and CEO of Chalk & Wire.  “Joining Campus Labs is an exciting, natural next step that will allow us to offer more comprehensive, student-centered solutions to institutions.”