Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired TalentSprint, a leader in deep tech education, from NSE Academy Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE). TalentSprint offers transformational learning programs to emerging and experienced professionals in partnership with top-tier academic institutions and leading enterprise technology providers.

Avendus Capital acted as the exclusive financial advisor to NSE and TalentSprint on this transaction.

Founded in 2009, TalentSprint has consistently been at the forefront of talent development, empowering professionals with future-ready skills. Over the past 15 years, the company’s deep collaborations with leading enterprise technology providers and prestigious academic institutions, including the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), International Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and globally renowned research institutions, ensure its programs remain industry relevant and deliver high-impact learning outcomes. With headquarters in Hyderabad, India, and with offices in Sunnyvale, California, TalentSprint’s team of approximately 210 professionals will join Accenture LearnVantage.

TalentSprint delivers its programs through bootcamps, certifications, and e-degrees, catering to learners across different career stages to build expertise in disruptive technologies and new-age management domains. Its programs span diverse areas, including AI, data science, cybersecurity, chip design, semiconductor technologies, digital transformation, sustainability, leadership, and other areas of management, equipping learners to be future-ready.

Ashishkumar Chauhan, Managing Director & CEO, NSE said, “This transaction underscores NSE’s strategic focus on its core business while divesting from non-core business areas. This acquisition is a testament to the exceptional quality and potential of the business that NSE has built over the years.”

Anurag Bansal, Managing Director and CEO of TalentSprint said, “Since inception, our mission has been to equip learners with deep expertise for a disrupted world. Joining forces with Accenture LearnVantage allows us to scale our impact, delivering cutting-edge technology and next-gen management programs that are valued and trusted by students, professionals, organizations, and governments alike.”

Varun Gupta, MD and Head SEA, Digital, Technology and Consumer Investment Banking, Avendus Capital added, “In an era defined by breakneck technological disruption, the need for rapid, high-impact reskilling has become mission-critical. TalentSprint has emerged as a leader in this space, delivering industry-driven, deep-tech bootcamps and certifications that bridge the talent gap with precision. This transaction underscores a key trend. As the EdTech sector continues to witness accelerated consolidation, high-quality assets like TalentSprint, with their strong market recognition and proven profitability, will command strong interest.”

About Avendus

Avendus Group is a leading financial services firm with a presence in the areas of Investment Banking, Institutional Equities, Wealth Management, Credit Solutions and Asset Management. Established in 1999 in Mumbai, India, Avendus is today present in 10 cities across India, US and Singapore. Avendus partners with the Indian entrepreneur ecosystem to provide differentiated solutions that enable clients to meet their strategic aspirations.

Avendus Capital, the investment banking arm, is consistently ranked among the top investment banks in the country on the back of its in-depth domain understanding and a best in the class track record of domestic and cross-border transactions. Avendus’ wide range of clients is testimony to its ability to serve its corporates throughout their life cycle – from growth stage funding to large-sized transactions, M&A advisory and access to public markets.

Avendus Capital Inc., New York and Avendus Pte Ltd., Singapore are both Avendus Group entities offering services to clients in the US and Southeast Asia respectively.

For more information, please visit www.avendus.com