| 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, 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Exchange rate fluctuations | 87 | | | 182 | | | 276 | | | 367 | | | — | | | 597 | | | 295 | | | 1,804 | | Balance as of April 30, 2026 | $ | 173,283 | | | $ | 326,237 | | | $ | 46,120 | | | $ | 47,001 | | | $ | 972 | | | $ | 293,932 | | | $ | 63,091 | | | $ | 950,636 | |
_______________________________ (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, | | 2026 | | 2025 | | | | | | (in thousands) | Salo LLC ("Salo") | $ | 91,032 | | | $ | 98,779 | | Infinity Consulting Solutions ("ICS") | 51,231 | | | 55,785 | | Miller Heiman | 12,023 | | | 13,437 | | PIVOT Leadership | 3,126 | | | 3,812 | | Total tax deductible goodwill from acquisitions | $ | 157,412 | | | $ | 171,813 | |
Intangible assets include the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | April 30, 2026 | | April 30, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | | Amortized intangible assets: | Gross | | Accumulated
Amortization | | Net | | Gross | | Accumulated
Amortization | | Net | | Customer lists | $ | 197,370 | | | $ | (158,008) | | | $ | 39,362 | | | $ | 197,370 | | | $ | (139,957) | | | $ | 57,413 | | | Intellectual property | 69,100 | | | (64,038) | | | 5,062 | | | 69,100 | | | (58,421) | | | 10,679 | | | Trademarks | 12,857 | | | (11,631) | | | 1,226 | | | 12,857 | | | (10,928) | | | 1,929 | | | Proprietary databases | 4,256 | | | (4,256) | | | — | | | 4,256 | | | (4,256) | | | — | | | Non-compete agreements | 910 | | | (910) | | | — | | | 910 | | | (910) | | | — | | Total (1) | $ | 284,493 | | | $ | (238,843) | | | 45,650 | | | $ | 284,493 | | | $ | (214,472) | | | 70,021 | | | Exchange rate fluctuations | | | | | 208 | | | | | | | 172 | | | Total Intangible assets | | | | | $ | 45,858 | | | | | | | $ | 70,193 | |
_______________________________ (1)In fiscal 2026, there were no intangible assets additions. In fiscal 2025, there were intangible assets additions of $6.0 million from the acquisition of Trilogy. 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 $24.4 million, $25.0 million and $25.6 million during fiscal 2026, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Estimated annual amortization expense related to amortizing intangible assets is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | Year Ending April 30, | | Estimated
Annual
Amortization
Expense | | | (in thousands) | 2027 | | $ | 18,363 | | 2028 | | 11,134 | | 2029 | | 10,331 | | 2030 | | 5,438 | | 2031 | | 474 | | | Thereafter | | 118 | | | | $ | 45,858 | |
All amortizable intangible assets will be fully amortized by the end of fiscal 2032.
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