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Goodwill and Intangible Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2025
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets | Goodwill and Intangible Assets Changes in the carrying value of goodwill by reportable segment were as follows:
| Consulting |  | Digital |  | Executive Search |  | Professional Search & Interim |  | RPO |  | Consolidated
|  |  | North America |  | EMEA |  | Asia Pacific |  |  |
| (in thousands)
Balance as of May 1, 2023 | $ | 173,093 |  |  | $ | 325,558 |  |  | $ | 46,237 |  |  | $ | 46,401 |  |  | $ | 972 |  |  | $ | 254,666 |  |  | $ | 62,564 |  |  | $ | 909,491 |
Exchange rate fluctuations | (99) |  |  | (171) |  |  | (83) |  |  | (155) |  |  | — |  |  | (321) |  |  | (286) |  |  | (1,115) |
Balance as of April 30, 2024 | 172,994 |  |  | 325,387 |  |  | 46,154 |  |  | 46,246 |  |  | 972 |  |  | 254,345 |  |  | 62,278 |  |  | 908,376 |
Additions (1) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 36,857 |  |  | — |  |  | 36,857 |
Exchange rate fluctuations | 202 |  |  | 668 |  |  | (310) |  |  | 388 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,133 |  |  | 518 |  |  | 3,599 |
Balance as of April 30, 2025 | $ | 173,196 |  |  | $ | 326,055 |  |  | $ | 45,844 |  |  | $ | 46,634 |  |  | $ | 972 |  |  | $ | 293,335 |  |  | $ | 62,796 |  |  | $ | 948,832 |
_______________________________ (1)Additions to goodwill in fiscal 2025 were due to $36.9 million from the acquisition of Trilogy International ("Trilogy"). Tax deductible goodwill from acquisitions were as follows:
| April 30,
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (in thousands)
Salo LLC ("Salo") | $ | 98,779 |  |  | $ | 106,526 |
Infinity Consulting Solutions ("ICS") | 55,785 |  |  | 60,339 |
Miller Heiman | 13,437 |  |  | 14,852 |
PIVOT Leadership | 3,812 |  |  | 4,497 |
Total tax deductible goodwill from acquisitions | $ | 171,813 |  |  | $ | 186,214 |
Intangible assets include the following:
| April 30, 2025 |  | April 30, 2024
| (in thousands)
Amortized intangible assets: | Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Customer lists | $ | 197,370 |  |  | $ | (139,957) |  |  | $ | 57,413 |  |  | $ | 192,099 |  |  | $ | (121,977) |  |  | $ | 70,122 |
Intellectual property | 69,100 |  |  | (58,421) |  |  | 10,679 |  |  | 69,100 |  |  | (52,804) |  |  | 16,296 |
Trademarks | 12,857 |  |  | (10,928) |  |  | 1,929 |  |  | 12,086 |  |  | (9,549) |  |  | 2,537 |
Proprietary databases | 4,256 |  |  | (4,256) |  |  | — |  |  | 4,256 |  |  | (4,256) |  |  | — |
Non-compete agreements | 910 |  |  | (910) |  |  | — |  |  | 910 |  |  | (910) |  |  | — |
Total (1) | $ | 284,493 |  |  | $ | (214,472) |  |  | 70,021 |  |  | $ | 278,451 |  |  | $ | (189,496) |  |  | 88,955 |
Exchange rate fluctuations |  |  |  |  | 172 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (122) |
Total Intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ | 70,193 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 88,833 |
_______________________________ (1)In fiscal 2025, there were intangible assets additions of $6.0 million from the acquisition of Trilogy. In fiscal 2024 there were no intangible assets additions. Acquisition-related intangible assets acquired in fiscal 2025 consists of customer relationships and tradenames of $5.2 million and $0.8 million, respectively, with weighted-average useful lives from the date of purchase of five years and two years, respectively. Amortization expense for amortized intangible assets was $25.0 million, $25.6 million and $23.7 million during fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Estimated annual amortization expense related to amortizing intangible assets is as follows:
Year Ending April 30, |  | Estimated Annual Amortization Expense
|  | (in thousands)
2026 |  | $ | 24,299 |
2027 |  | 18,377 |
2028 |  | 11,134 |
2029 |  | 10,331 |
2030 |  | 5,459 |
Thereafter |  | 593 |
|  | $ | 70,193 |
All amortizable intangible assets will be fully amortized by the end of fiscal 2032.

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