Saba Software to Acquire Halogen Software
The combination of Saba and Halogen, expected to close in the second quarter of 2017, will extend Saba’s position as a leading provider of end-to-end SaaS Talent Management solutions. Combined,Saba and Halogen will serve more than 4,000 customers worldwide, and together, increase value to the customers they serve with the strength, size and scale to deliver rapid innovations in talent management.
The combination of these two market leaders is expected to bring together learning and performance in a way not yet realised in the market.
In combination with Saba’s robust learning, social and engagement capabilities, Halogen’s solutions and expertise in performance management will allow Saba to further accelerate talent innovation. Their combined solutions will enable organisations around the world to transform the employee experience and embrace new workplace dynamics through best-in-market innovations in learning, engagement, and performance.
Saba and Halogen together expect to drive enhanced capabilities for their customers with real-time, always-on employee engagement, development, collaboration, coaching, and feedback.
“Saba has a clear vision for the future of talent development and understands the powerful role learning and engagement experiences play in driving individual and business performance,” said Pervez Qureshi, CEO of Saba. “Combining Saba’s unrivalled learning and engagement capabilities with the proven innovation Halogen brings to performance management, we expect to accelerate delivery against this vision and rapidly create new value for our joint customers. This strong foundation for growth and innovation and our combined expertise will enable Saba to meet the ever-changing workplace needs of people and help organisations more effectively adapt, perform and thrive.”
Les Rechan, President and CEO of Halogen commented: “As part of Saba, Halogen’s next generation performance vision is expected to accelerate by pairing our deep expertise in performance with the pioneers in continuous learning, collaboration, and engagement. Both Halogen and Saba’s cultures share an unwavering focus on customer success. Together, we believe we can deliver on the future of people-centric, team-optimised performance, development, and engagement, and deliver it on a global scale, and with the unrivalled customer experience Halogen is known for.”
“We have built Halogen into a market leader in performance management by investing in the talented and innovative team that began here in Ottawa more than 20 years ago,” said Michael Slaunwhite, Executive Chairman of Halogen Software. “I look forward to joining forces with Vector Capital and Saba. Together, we have the opportunity to scale faster and lead the way in performance, learning, and engagement and expand our global impact.”
News Facts
- Saba, a portfolio company of Vector Capital, to acquire Halogen Software, extending leadership position in talent management in key vertical markets globally
- Combined company’s increased size and scale expected to open up new market opportunities and deliver rapid innovation, particularly around a complete talent suite focused on learning, engagement, and performance
- Expected to accelerate the delivery of people-centric talent innovation to meet changing workplace dynamics and the need for transformational employee experiences
SureSkills & Saba
SureSkills has been in the corporate learning market for many years and is a proud Saba Partner. Today, we support tens of thousands of Saba users globally (24x6) with a unique end-to-end learning support service that addresses the challenges faced by enterprise clients at different stages of a Learning/Content Management System (L/CMS) implementation.
This announcement is hugely positive for the industry as a whole and we are delighted to be a part of this winning formula. We pride ourselves on delivering value to our customers and this combination will go a long way to continuing and improving on that value driven promise. Contact us below for further details.
