Carlson Learning Company, the world's leader in DiSC® learning resources, has announced that The Riverside Company, in participation with Carlson Learning Company senior management, has purchased Carlson Learning Company from Carlson Companies, Inc. The Riverside Company is a private equity investor based in New York, Cleveland, and San Francisco, specializing in financing the growth of successful, high-potential companies who are clear leaders in their market.

Thomas Ritchey, President of Carlson Learning Company, stated "I am enthusiastically committed to going forward with my staff and with a well-funded partner whose sole interest is helping us achieve our next significant level of growth."

Riverside's equity investment and ongoing financial support will allow Carlson Learning Company management and staff to strategically accelerate growth as the world's leading independent publisher of research-based, personal learning resources. As Ritchey stated, "Our partnership with Riverside will help give us a new freedom to expand as we see fit, to add staff, and to invest in strategies that will allow this company to grow and thrive in the future. We are on the verge of great things and I can't wait to get started." Ritchey added that "Carlson Learning Company's long term success has been due to the incredible support and loyalty of our customers and we will continue to offer high quality materials for use in the training and development marketplace."

Carlson Learning Company also announced the unveiling of its new company name:

Inscape publishing

Inscape represents the company's commitment to helping people understand themselves so they can have productive relationships and achieve their unique potential.

Carlson Learning Company has long been recognized as the world's leading independent publisher of research-based, personal learning resources. Carlson Learning Company enjoys a loyal customer base of over 5,000 independent trainers and consultants and meets human resource needs in over 60 countries around the globe. The company will remain headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The new office location and contact information will be announced later this summer.