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Inside the Coursera-Udemy Deal: Three Bids, Two Years and a Rival Suitor

Buried in Coursera’s 300-page prospectus: two failed merger attempts, competing bidders, a rogue shareholder, and a combined market cap that shrank from $3.8 billion to $1.7 billion.

Dhawal Shah Apr 07, 2026

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