Corpus too thin to assert a primary deal-killer with confidence.
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No public financials — this is a privately held buyer.
Found 3 prior adjacent acquisition reference(s) for cornerstone-ondemand in the source corpus.
| Acquisition | Year | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| cornerstone-ondemand acquisition (2021) | 2021 | none |
ital-group-in-dollar52-billion-transaction/] Cornerstone OnDemand Enters Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Clearlake Capital Group in $5.2 Billion Transaction Skip to main content # Cornerstone OnDemand Enters Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Clearlake Capital Group in $5.2 Billion T | ||
| cornerstone-ondemand acquisition (2026) | 2026 | none |
apital-group-in-usd5-2-billion-transaction/] Cornerstone OnDemand Enters Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Clearlake Capital Group in $5.2 Billion Transaction Skip to main content Cornerstone March 2026 release highlights – Adaptive learning accelerates growth Read Highlights > # Cornerston | ||
| cornerstone-ondemand acquisition (year unknown) | — | none |
reement-to-be-acquired-by-clearlake-capital] Cornerstone OnDemand Enters Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Clearlake Capital Group in $5.2 Billion Transaction | Nasdaq Skip to main content Cornerstone Stockholders to Receive $57.50 Per Share in Cash Vector Capital to Make Minority Investment | ||
ital-group-in-dollar52-billion-transaction/] Cornerstone OnDemand Enters Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Clearlake Capital Group in $5.2 Billion Transaction Skip to main content # Cornerstone OnDemand Enters Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Clearlake Capital Group in $5.2 Billion T
apital-group-in-usd5-2-billion-transaction/] Cornerstone OnDemand Enters Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Clearlake Capital Group in $5.2 Billion Transaction Skip to main content Cornerstone March 2026 release highlights – Adaptive learning accelerates growth Read Highlights > # Cornerston
reement-to-be-acquired-by-clearlake-capital] Cornerstone OnDemand Enters Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Clearlake Capital Group in $5.2 Billion Transaction | Nasdaq Skip to main content Cornerstone Stockholders to Receive $57.50 Per Share in Cash Vector Capital to Make Minority Investment
No competitive moat signals found in this buyer’s public corpus.
cornerstone-ondemand corpus mentions 5 known HR.com advertiser(s): SAP SuccessFactors, ADP, G-P, HRSoft, ERIN. An acquisition would mean the buyer is purchasing a media property where they (or their portfolio companies) actively advertise, creating cannibalization risk: post-close, those ad budgets would flow internally rather than generating third-party revenue for the combined entity.
71814336] Cornerstone OnDemand Profile 2026: Financials, AI Strategy & Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle Corporation, SAP Comparison # Cornerstone OnDemand Profile 2026: Revenue, Competitors & Strategy Last updat
| USA | | IBMIBM | C$94.03 B | 8,036.49% | USA | | Automatic Data ProcessingADP | C$29.53 B | 2,455.82% | USA | | Paycom PAYC | C$2.85 B | 147.18% | USA | | WorkdayWDAY | C$13.29 B | 1,050.79% | USA
[source: https://searchhrsoftware.techtarget.com/news/252505165/In-52B-deal-Cornerstone-OnDemand-goes-private] In $5.2B deal, Cornerstone OnDemand go
Sponsors: Clearlake Capital Group
cornerstone-ondemand is PE-owned by Clearlake Capital Group. Entry date 2021-10-15; approximately 4 year(s) into hold. Typical hold for this fund type: 5 years. Fund is within one year of typical hold period — exit pressure is high. Projected exit window: 2026-2028.
ess-releases/cornerstone-ondemand-enters-definitive-agreement-to-be-acquired-by-clearlake-capital-group-in-dollar52-billion-transaction/] Cornerstone OnDemand Enters Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Clea
[source: https://www.unleash.ai/talent-management/private-equity-firm-clearlake-buys-cornerstone-for-5-2bn/] Private equity firm Clearlake buys Cornerstone for $5.2bn | UNLEASHSkip to content UNLEASH
[source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cornerstone-ondemand-m-a-clearlake-ca-idUSKBN2F62MF/] Clearlake Capital to take Cornerstone OnDemand private for $3.8 billion | Reuters Skip to main cont
Employees with 20-30 year tenure. Debbie wants them protected post-sale.
No cultural-risk signals found in this buyer’s public corpus.