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Duolingo backer in £802m raid on London-listed training company

Duolingo language learning app alongside computer keyboard
General Atlantic has several educational technology companies in its portfolio including Duolingo. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

An educational training company is joining the exodus from the London stock exchange after agreeing to an £802m takeover by US private equity firm General Atlantic.

General Atlantic, which has a stake in the language-learning app Duolingo, is buying Learning Technologies Group (LTG) for £802.4m in a gamble on rising training requirements for large corporations as they adapt to artificial intelligence.

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