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closed 1/25/2012 via Company Press Release
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Infinitas Learning Netherlands B.V. acquired LJ Create

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synopsis: Infinitas Learning has completed the acquisition of LJ Create Ltd. As a leading digital educational solutions provider in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM), LJ Create serves schools, colleges and industry both nationally and internationally through its long-established US subsidiary and global distributor network.
buyer parent:Bridgepoint Capital Limited
buyer: Infinitas Learning Netherlands B.V.
Infinitas Learning is one of Europe’s leading providers of innovative and engaging teaching and learning resources. Operating in seven countries across Europe with agents across the world, Infinitas Learning employs 1,400 staff in Holland, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Hungary, Austria and the UK.
target: LJ Create
LJ Create develops and provides multi-lingual, blended learning teaching resources in the form of fully integrated hardware, software and rich e-learning content ranging from topic and subject-specific learning solutions through to complete classroom management systems.
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closed 10/4/2011 via PR Newswire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Providence Equity Partners acquired Blackboard Inc.

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synopsis: Blackboard Inc. announced the completion of its acquisition by an investor group led by affiliates of Providence Equity Partners. Blackboard is a global leader in enterprise technology and innovative solutions that improve the experience of millions of students and learners around the world every day.
buyer: Providence Equity Partners
Providence Equity Partners is the leading global private equity firm specializing in equity investments in media, communications, information services and education companies around the world.
target: Blackboard Inc.
Blackboard's solutions allow thousands of higher education, K-12, professional, corporate, and government organizations to extend teaching and learning online, facilitate campus commerce and security, and communicate more effectively with their communities.
price ($mm)
$1,712
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$481
EBITDA ($mm)
$79
price / rev
3.7
price / EBITDA
22.3
announced 11/9/2011 via Company Press Release
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Civica Pty Limited will purchase RM Asia-Pacific Pty Ltd. from RM plc

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synopsis: Civica, a market leader in specialist IT systems and business process services, has announced that Civica Pty Ltd, the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, has acquired RM Asia-Pacific Pty Ltd from RM plc. RM Asia-Pacific is one of the region's major providers of school and learning management systems, classroom technology and educational software.
buyer: Civica Pty Limited
Civica Pty Lmited provides consulting, software, and managed services to the public sector in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It offers Authority, an enterprise application software for local governments.
seller: RM plc(GB:RM.:$585.08)
RM Education is a global company, focused on supporting teachers to teach and learners to learn. It provides innovative products from classroom resources, through school technologies to systems for marking exams and delivering school performance data.
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closed 12/13/2007 via BusinessWire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Houghton Mifflin Company acquired Harcourt, Inc.

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synopsis: Houghton Mifflin Company and its parent, Education Media and Publishing Group Limited, today announced that Houghton Mifflin has completed the acquisition of the Harcourt Education, Harcourt Trade and Greenwood-Heinemann divisions from Reed Elsevier.
buyer parent:Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep Group PLC
buyer: Houghton Mifflin Company
Houghton Mifflin is one of the leading educational publishers in the United States, publishing textbooks, instructional technology, assessments, and other educational materials for teachers and students of every age.
target parent: Reed Elsevier
target: Harcourt, Inc.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt publishes a comprehensive set of best-in-class pre-K–12 educational solutions, ranging from research-based textbook programs to instructional technology to standards-based assessments for students and educators
price ($mm)
$4,000
rev ($mm)
$1,637
EBITDA ($mm)
price / rev
2.4
price / EBITDA
closed 5/26/2010 via PR Newswire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

PLATO Learning, Inc. merged with Thoma Bravo, LLC

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synopsis: PLATO Learning, Inc., a leading provider of K-adult online learning solutions, announced it has completed the merger agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Thoma Bravo, LLC.
buyer: Thoma Bravo, LLC
Thoma Bravo is one of the most experienced and successful private equity firms in the United States. Thoma Bravo and its predecessor firms have been providing equity and strategic and operating support to promising businesses and their management teams for more than 25 years.
target: PLATO Learning, Inc.
PLATO Learning is a leading provider of computer-based and e-learning instruction for kindergarten through adult learners, offering curricula in reading, writing, math, science, social studies, and life and job skills.
price ($mm)
$109
rev ($mm)
$65
EBITDA ($mm)
$3
price / rev
1.8
price / EBITDA
35.6
announced 2/20/2007 via Company Press Release
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thomson Learning will acquire Aplia, Inc.

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synopsis: Thomson Learning, part of The Thomson Corporation announced its intention to acquire Aplia Inc., an educational company dedicated to improving learning outcomes by increasing student effort and engagement. The move reflects Thomson Learning’s commitment to continue growth in the digital teaching and learning solutions.
buyer parent:The Thomson Corporation
buyer: Thomson Learning
Cengage Learning, formerly Thomson Learning, delivers highly customized learning solutions for colleges, universities, professors, students, reference centers, government agencies, corporations and professionals around the world.
target: Aplia, Inc.
Aplia, Inc. is a collection of Web-based tools that enables professors to incorporate two key teaching elements: assigning frequent online homework that is automatically tracked and graded; and easily incorporating active-learning such as experiments and current events into the classroom.
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closed 3/9/2007 via BNC Analysis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Boundary Capital Ltd. acquired CJ Fallon Ltd.

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synopsis: Boundary Capital announced the acquisition of CJ Fallon a leading Publisher of Educational Materials in Ireland. Kealan Lennon, a principal of Boundary Capital, who led the buyout will join the board as chairman.
buyer: Boundary Capital Ltd.
Boundary Capital is an asset and project management company established in 2002. Boundary's focus is on property and corporate transactions operating primarily as a principal. In certain circumstances Boundary will undertake advisory projects.
target: CJ Fallon Ltd.
CJ Fallon is a leading Publisher of Educational Materials in Ireland.
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closed 12/22/2006 via BusinessWire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

HM Rivergroup PLC acquired Houghton Mifflin Company

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synopsis: HM Rivergroup PLC, a newly-formed Irish public limited company, has completed the acquisitions of Houghton Mifflin Holding Company, Inc. With the transaction now completed, HM Rivergroup PLC will change its name to Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep Group PLC.
buyer: HM Rivergroup PLC
Education Media and Publishing Group Limited publishes textbooks, instructional technology, assessments, and educational materials for elementary and secondary schools, and colleges. It also publishes reference works, and fiction and nonfiction works for adults and young readers.
target parent: Bain Capital
target: Houghton Mifflin Company
Houghton Mifflin is one of the leading educational publishers in the United States, publishing textbooks, instructional technology, assessments, and other educational materials for teachers and students of every age.
price ($mm)
$3,360
rev ($mm)
$1,209
EBITDA ($mm)
$350
price / rev
2.8
price / EBITDA
9.6
closed 8/7/2008 via Company Press Release
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Pearson Education acquired Longman Nigeria Plc

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synopsis: Pearson, the international education and information company, announces the acquisition of an additional 22% stake in Longman Nigeria, taking its ownership to a controlling 51% stake, subject to regulatory approval. Longman Nigeria is a leading educational publisher in Nigeria, the largest country in Africa.
buyer parent:Pearson plc
buyer: Pearson Education
Educating 100 million people worldwide, Pearson Education is the global leader in integrated education publishing.
target: Longman Nigeria Plc
Longman Nigeria main business is the publication of books (book publisher), especially textbooks for the entire gamut of the educational system in Nigeria, as well as general reference and leisure reading materials.
price ($mm)
$17*
rev ($mm)
$23
EBITDA ($mm)
$5
price / rev
3.5
price / EBITDA
17.5
announced 5/3/2007 via Company Press Release
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Macmillan Publishers Ltd. will acquire Editorial Estrada, S.A

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synopsis: Educational publisher Ángel Estrada y Compañía S.A., Argentina, has announced a non-binding acquisition agreement with publisher Macmillan Publishers Ltd. Under the deal, Macmillan will acquire Ángel Estrada’s publishing business by buying out Editorial Estrada, S.A, a company controlled by Ángel Estrada.
buyer parent:Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH
buyer: Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
Macmillan Publishers Limited was founded in 1843 and is part of the German media group Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH. The Macmillan group has been established in Argentina since 1998 and is a market leader in textbooks for teaching the English language.
target parent: Ángel Estrada & Cía S.A.
target: Editorial Estrada, S.A
Editorial Estrada, S.A, the publishing division of Ángel Estrada y Compañía S.A., provides high quality, creative educational texts and complementary teaching materials.
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closed 4/6/2006 via BNC Analysis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Veronis Suhler Stevenson acquired Granada Learning Ltd.

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synopsis: US-based private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson is expected to appoint David Smith, the former chief executive of Taylor and Francis, as the new head of Granada Learning, after acquiring the company from broadcaster ITV for £35m.
buyer: Veronis Suhler Stevenson
Veronis Suhler Stevenson is a private equity and mezzanine capital fund management company dedicated to investing in the media, communications, information and education industries in North America and Europe.
target parent: itv plc
target: Granada Learning Ltd.
Granada Learning is the UK's leading educational multimedia company, publishing innovative, curriculum-based resources for the UK and abroad. It currently supplies more than ninety-five per cent of schools in the UK and exports to more than thirty countries internationally.
price ($mm)
$123
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announced 8/2/2011 via BusinessWire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Apollo Group, Inc. will purchase eLearning Technology from Carnegie Mellon University

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synopsis: Apollo Group, Inc. announced that it has agreed to acquire eLearning Technology from Carnegie Mellon University. The acquisition allows Apollo to accelerate its efforts to incorporate adaptive learning into its academic platform and to provide tools to help raise student achievement in mathematics.
buyer: Apollo Group, Inc.(APOL:$4,925.82)
Apollo Group, Inc. is one of the world's largest private education providers. The Company offers innovative and distinctive educational programs and services both online and on-campus at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels through its subsidiaries.
seller: Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is an educational and research institution. The university was founded in 1900 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It has endowment assets worth $756 million.
price ($mm)
$22
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closed 7/31/2007 via PR Newswire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Pearson plc acquired eCollege

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synopsis: eCollege a leading provider of eLearning and enrollment services to post-secondary education, today announced that it has been acquired by Pearson Education. As previously announced, approximately 84 percent of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of eCollege voted to approve the transaction.
buyer parent:Pearson plc
buyer: Pearson plc
Educating 100 million people worldwide, Pearson Education is the global leader in integrated education publishing.
target: eCollege
As the only eLearning outsource provider focused on developing full online distance programs, eCollege supports some of the largest and fastest growing online degree, certificate and professional development programs in the country.
price ($mm)
$496
rev ($mm)
$55
EBITDA ($mm)
$19
price / rev
9
price / EBITDA
25.7
closed 10/1/2005 via Company Description
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sverica International acquired Creative Catalog Concepts

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synopsis: Sverica acquired Creative Catalog Concepts, the leading publisher of product catalogs, other print and electronic marketing collateral in the school supplies industry.
buyer: Sverica International
Sverica International is a leading private equity firm with over $425 million of assets under management across three funds. The firm acquires, invests in and actively builds companies that are or could become leaders in their industries.
target: Creative Catalog Concepts
Creative Catalog Concepts is the leading publisher of product catalogs and other print and electronic marketing collateral in the school supplies industry.
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closed 8/1/2005 via BNC Analysis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Dynix merged with SirsiDynix

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synopsis: Sirsi Corporation and Dynix Corporation—the second largest and largest ILS vendors—announced this morning that they will merge. The new SirsiDynix, which will be the largest ILS vendor by far, will continue full development and support of both Sirsi’s Unicorn and Dynix’s Horizon 8.x/Corinthian.
buyer parent:Vista Equity Partners
buyer: SirsiDynix
SirsiDynix is the global leader in strategic technology solutions for libraries – vital institutions whose primary mission is to make sense of the vast world of information for people and communities.
target parent: Vista Equity Partners
target: Dynix
Dynix is the world’s leading provider of library technology solutions. Serving more than 10,000 academic, special, school, public, and consortium libraries in over 40 countries, Dynix products and services are the most widely deployed library technologies in the world.
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closed 1/1/2007 via
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Vista Equity Partners acquired SirsiDynix

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synopsis: SirsiDynix, the global leader in strategic technology solutions for libraries, has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners, a $1 billion private equity firm focused solely on investing in software and technology-enabled businesses.
buyer: Vista Equity Partners
Vista Equity Partners is a private equity firm with $1 billion in capital focused on investing in dynamic, successful software and technology-enabled businesses. Vista seeks to partner with world-class management teams who have a long-term perspective and are committed leadership in their markets.
target parent: Seaport Capital
target: SirsiDynix
SirsiDynix is the global leader in strategic technology solutions for libraries – vital institutions whose primary mission is to make sense of the vast world of information for people and communities.
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closed 8/31/2006 via PR Newswire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thomson Scientific & Healthcare acquired ScholarOne Inc.

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synopsis: The Thomson Corporation announced that its Scientific & Healthcare group has acquired privately-held ScholarOne, a workflow management system for scholarly publishers. ScholarOne provides subscription-based software for authoring, evaluating and publishing research to more than two million users.
buyer parent:The Thomson Corporation
buyer: Thomson Scientific & Healthcare
Thomson Scientific & Healthcare provides integrated information solutions to researchers and librarians, physicians and pharmacists, and other professionals worldwide.
target: ScholarOne Inc.
ScholarOne, Inc. provides comprehensive workflow management systems for scholarly journals, books, and conferences and serves more than 2.6 million registered Manuscript Central users worldwide.
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closed 12/22/2005 via BusinessWire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Great Wall Acquisition Corporation acquired ChinaCast Communication Holdings Limited

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synopsis: Great Wall Acquisition Corporation has consummated its previously announced acquisition of ChinaCast Communication Holdings Limited.
buyer: Great Wall Acquisition Corporation
Great Wall is a blank check company whose objective is to acquire an operating business having its primary operations in the People's Republic of China. Great Wall consummated its IPO in 2004, receiving net proceeds of approximately US$21,225,000 on the sale of 4,000,000 units at US$6.00 per unit.
target: ChinaCast Communication Holdings Limited
ChinaCast is one of the leading providers of e-learning services and content to address the needs of K-12 schools, universities, government agencies and corporate enterprises in the PRC. ChinaCast is headquartered in Beijing, China.
price ($mm)
rev ($mm)
$6
EBITDA ($mm)
$4
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closed 2/4/2008 via BusinessWire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tyler Technologies, Inc. acquired Olympia Computing Company

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synopsis: Tyler Technologies, Inc. has completed the acquisition of a software company that expands its presence in the education market, Olympia Computing Company, Inc. d/b/a “Schoolmaster”. Schoolmaster provides a full suite of student information systems, which manage such functions as grading, attendance, scheduling, guidance, health and admissions.
buyer: Tyler Technologies, Inc.(TYL:$309.39)
Tyler Technologies is a leading provider of end-to-end information management solutions and services for local governments. Tyler partners with clients to enable the public sector–cities, counties, schools and other government entities–to become more efficient, more accessible, and more responsive.
target: Olympia Computing Company
Schoolmaster Student Information Systems are used by elementary, secondary, and K-12 schools across the country. Schoolmaster solutions are SIF Certified, capable of meeting state and federal reporting requirements, and compatible with a variety of 3rd-party peripherals, software, and services.
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closed 8/9/2006 via Company Press Release
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Software Technology, Inc. acquired The Lemberger Company

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synopsis: Software Technology, Inc. (STI), the nation’s leading provider of education data management solutions for the K-12 market, today announced the acquisition of The Lemberger Company (LEMCO), a premier provider of school administrative software exclusively serving schools in Missouri.
buyer parent:SCP Private Equity Partners, L.P.
buyer: Software Technology, Inc.
STI develops and distributes comprehensive information management software for K-12 school systems and provides support and training services.
target: The Lemberger Company
Founded in 1979 by Robert Lemberger in Vienna, Mo., The Lemberger Company has developed school administration software that is used in more than 60 percent of the schools in Missouri.
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closed 1/25/2012 via Company Press Release

Infinitas Learning Netherlands B.V. acquired LJ Create

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synopsis: Infinitas Learning has completed the acquisition of LJ Create Ltd. As a leading digital educational solutions provider in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM), LJ Create serves schools, colleges and industry both nationally and internationally through its long-established US subsidiary and global distributor network.
buyer parent:Bridgepoint Capital Limited
buyer: Infinitas Learning Netherlands B.V.
Infinitas Learning is one of Europe’s leading providers of innovative and engaging teaching and learning resources. Operating in seven countries across Europe with agents across the world, Infinitas Learning employs 1,400 staff in Holland, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Hungary, Austria and the UK.
target: LJ Create
LJ Create develops and provides multi-lingual, blended learning teaching resources in the form of fully integrated hardware, software and rich e-learning content ranging from topic and subject-specific learning solutions through to complete classroom management systems.
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closed 1/25/2012 via Company Press Release

Infinitas Learning Netherlands B.V. acquired LJ Create

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synopsis: Infinitas Learning has completed the acquisition of LJ Create Ltd. As a leading digital educational solutions provider in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM), LJ Create serves schools, colleges and industry both nationally and internationally through its long-established US subsidiary and global distributor network.
buyer parent:Bridgepoint Capital Limited
buyer: Infinitas Learning Netherlands B.V.
Infinitas Learning is one of Europe’s leading providers of innovative and engaging teaching and learning resources. Operating in seven countries across Europe with agents across the world, Infinitas Learning employs 1,400 staff in Holland, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Hungary, Austria and the UK.
target: LJ Create
LJ Create develops and provides multi-lingual, blended learning teaching resources in the form of fully integrated hardware, software and rich e-learning content ranging from topic and subject-specific learning solutions through to complete classroom management systems.
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closed 6/15/2007 via Company Press Release

Bridgepoint Capital Limited acquired Wolters Kluwer Education

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synopsis: Wolters Kluwer, a leading global information services and publishing company, today announced the completion of the sale of its Education division to Bridgepoint Capital Limited. Regulatory approvals were received, and customary closing conditions have been met.
buyer: Bridgepoint Capital Limited
Bridgepoint is a leading European provider of private equity with a 25-year track record of investing in established businesses and working with management to create value within companies across Europe.
target parent: Wolters Kluwer NV
target: Wolters Kluwer Education
Wolters Kluwer Education is the leading provider of primary, secondary, and vocational educational material, content and services in seven European countries (the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Austria, and Hungary).
price ($mm)
$1,034
rev ($mm)
$422
EBITDA ($mm)
price / rev
2.4
price / EBITDA
closed 1/25/2012 via Company Press Release
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Infinitas Learning Netherlands B.V. acquired LJ Create

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synopsis: Infinitas Learning has completed the acquisition of LJ Create Ltd. As a leading digital educational solutions provider in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM), LJ Create serves schools, colleges and industry both nationally and internationally through its long-established US subsidiary and global distributor network.
buyer parent:Bridgepoint Capital Limited
buyer: Infinitas Learning Netherlands B.V.
Infinitas Learning is one of Europe’s leading providers of innovative and engaging teaching and learning resources. Operating in seven countries across Europe with agents across the world, Infinitas Learning employs 1,400 staff in Holland, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Hungary, Austria and the UK.
target: LJ Create
LJ Create develops and provides multi-lingual, blended learning teaching resources in the form of fully integrated hardware, software and rich e-learning content ranging from topic and subject-specific learning solutions through to complete classroom management systems.
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announced 7/22/2010 via Company Press Release
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Pearson plc will purchase Learning Systems Business from Sistema Educacional Brasileiro

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synopsis: Pearson PLC, an education company, and Sistema Educacional Brasileiro, a Brazilian education company, announced a strategic partnership to develop educational products and services for the fast-growing Brazilian education market. Under the terms of the agreement, Pearson will acquire SEB's school learning systems business.
buyer: Pearson plc
Pearson is an international education and media company with world-leading businesses in education, business information and consumer publishing.
seller: Sistema Educacional Brasileiro
Sistema Educacional Brasileiro's learnings systems include curriculum design, teacher support and training, print and digital materials, technology and assessment services.
price ($mm)
$286
rev ($mm)
$143
EBITDA ($mm)
$18
price / rev
2
price / EBITDA
15.6
closed 2/12/2007 via BusinessWire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts acquired ProQuest Information & Learning

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synopsis: Cambridge Information Group has closed its previously announced transaction with ProQuest Company and acquired ProQuest Information and Learning. CIG will combine its Bethesda-based CSA subsidiary with Ann Arbor, Mich.-based ProQuest Information and Learning to create a new, privately held independent company, ProQuest-CSA.
buyer: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Cambridge Information Group (CIG) is a family owned management and investment firm, primarily focused on education, research and information services companies. Founded in 1971, CIG continues under the same family stewardship today, with a focus on building companies for long-term success.
target parent: Voyager Learning Company
target: ProQuest Information & Learning
ProQuest creates specialized information resources and technologies that propel successful research and lifelong learning. A global leader in serving libraries of all types, ProQuest offers the culmination of experience from many respected brands, including CSA, UMI, Chadwyck-Healey, and eLibrary.
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closed 12/13/2007 via BusinessWire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Houghton Mifflin Company acquired Harcourt, Inc.

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synopsis: Houghton Mifflin Company and its parent, Education Media and Publishing Group Limited, today announced that Houghton Mifflin has completed the acquisition of the Harcourt Education, Harcourt Trade and Greenwood-Heinemann divisions from Reed Elsevier.
buyer parent:Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep Group PLC
buyer: Houghton Mifflin Company
Houghton Mifflin is one of the leading educational publishers in the United States, publishing textbooks, instructional technology, assessments, and other educational materials for teachers and students of every age.
target parent: Reed Elsevier
target: Harcourt, Inc.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt publishes a comprehensive set of best-in-class pre-K–12 educational solutions, ranging from research-based textbook programs to instructional technology to standards-based assessments for students and educators
price ($mm)
$4,000
rev ($mm)
$1,637
EBITDA ($mm)
price / rev
2.4
price / EBITDA
announced 5/3/2007 via Company Press Release
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Macmillan Publishers Ltd. will acquire Editorial Estrada, S.A

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synopsis: Educational publisher Ángel Estrada y Compañía S.A., Argentina, has announced a non-binding acquisition agreement with publisher Macmillan Publishers Ltd. Under the deal, Macmillan will acquire Ángel Estrada’s publishing business by buying out Editorial Estrada, S.A, a company controlled by Ángel Estrada.
buyer parent:Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH
buyer: Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
Macmillan Publishers Limited was founded in 1843 and is part of the German media group Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH. The Macmillan group has been established in Argentina since 1998 and is a market leader in textbooks for teaching the English language.
target parent: Ángel Estrada & Cía S.A.
target: Editorial Estrada, S.A
Editorial Estrada, S.A, the publishing division of Ángel Estrada y Compañía S.A., provides high quality, creative educational texts and complementary teaching materials.
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closed 3/9/2007 via BNC Analysis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Boundary Capital Ltd. acquired CJ Fallon Ltd.

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synopsis: Boundary Capital announced the acquisition of CJ Fallon a leading Publisher of Educational Materials in Ireland. Kealan Lennon, a principal of Boundary Capital, who led the buyout will join the board as chairman.
buyer: Boundary Capital Ltd.
Boundary Capital is an asset and project management company established in 2002. Boundary's focus is on property and corporate transactions operating primarily as a principal. In certain circumstances Boundary will undertake advisory projects.
target: CJ Fallon Ltd.
CJ Fallon is a leading Publisher of Educational Materials in Ireland.
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closed 8/7/2008 via Company Press Release
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Pearson Education acquired Longman Nigeria Plc

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synopsis: Pearson, the international education and information company, announces the acquisition of an additional 22% stake in Longman Nigeria, taking its ownership to a controlling 51% stake, subject to regulatory approval. Longman Nigeria is a leading educational publisher in Nigeria, the largest country in Africa.
buyer parent:Pearson plc
buyer: Pearson Education
Educating 100 million people worldwide, Pearson Education is the global leader in integrated education publishing.
target: Longman Nigeria Plc
Longman Nigeria main business is the publication of books (book publisher), especially textbooks for the entire gamut of the educational system in Nigeria, as well as general reference and leisure reading materials.
price ($mm)
$17*
rev ($mm)
$23
EBITDA ($mm)
$5
price / rev
3.5
price / EBITDA
17.5
closed 12/22/2006 via BusinessWire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

HM Rivergroup PLC acquired Houghton Mifflin Company

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synopsis: HM Rivergroup PLC, a newly-formed Irish public limited company, has completed the acquisitions of Houghton Mifflin Holding Company, Inc. With the transaction now completed, HM Rivergroup PLC will change its name to Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep Group PLC.
buyer: HM Rivergroup PLC
Education Media and Publishing Group Limited publishes textbooks, instructional technology, assessments, and educational materials for elementary and secondary schools, and colleges. It also publishes reference works, and fiction and nonfiction works for adults and young readers.
target parent: Bain Capital
target: Houghton Mifflin Company
Houghton Mifflin is one of the leading educational publishers in the United States, publishing textbooks, instructional technology, assessments, and other educational materials for teachers and students of every age.
price ($mm)
$3,360
rev ($mm)
$1,209
EBITDA ($mm)
$350
price / rev
2.8
price / EBITDA
9.6
closed 4/6/2006 via BNC Analysis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Veronis Suhler Stevenson acquired Granada Learning Ltd.

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synopsis: US-based private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson is expected to appoint David Smith, the former chief executive of Taylor and Francis, as the new head of Granada Learning, after acquiring the company from broadcaster ITV for £35m.
buyer: Veronis Suhler Stevenson
Veronis Suhler Stevenson is a private equity and mezzanine capital fund management company dedicated to investing in the media, communications, information and education industries in North America and Europe.
target parent: itv plc
target: Granada Learning Ltd.
Granada Learning is the UK's leading educational multimedia company, publishing innovative, curriculum-based resources for the UK and abroad. It currently supplies more than ninety-five per cent of schools in the UK and exports to more than thirty countries internationally.
price ($mm)
$123
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closed 10/1/2005 via Company Description
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sverica International acquired Creative Catalog Concepts

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synopsis: Sverica acquired Creative Catalog Concepts, the leading publisher of product catalogs, other print and electronic marketing collateral in the school supplies industry.
buyer: Sverica International
Sverica International is a leading private equity firm with over $425 million of assets under management across three funds. The firm acquires, invests in and actively builds companies that are or could become leaders in their industries.
target: Creative Catalog Concepts
Creative Catalog Concepts is the leading publisher of product catalogs and other print and electronic marketing collateral in the school supplies industry.
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closed 6/26/2009 via Company Press Release
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

ProQuest LLC purchased Microfilming Assets from National Archive Publishing Company

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synopsis: ProQuest, who recently released the innovative web-based microfilm viewing service, Digital Microfilm™, has acquired assets related to the microfilming of newspapers, collections, and dissertations from National Archive Publishing Company, formerly a key supplier of microfilm services to ProQuest.
buyer parent:ABRY Partners
buyer: ProQuest LLC
ProQuest creates specialized information resources and technologies that propel successful research and lifelong learning. A global leader in serving libraries of all types, ProQuest offers the culmination of experience from many respected brands, including CSA, UMI, Chadwyck-Healey, and eLibrary.
seller: National Archive Publishing Company
National Archive Publishing Company specializes in preservation, custom publishing, and other services that enhance and ensure access to scholarly information. Their main customers are libraries, universities, students, professors, and others who need access to quality information.
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closed 12/7/2009 via PR Newswire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Baker & Taylor Books purchased North American and Australian Businesses from Blackwell UK Limited

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synopsis: Baker & Taylor announced it has acquired Blackwell Book Services North America and Blackwell's James Bennett bookseller. The combination of Baker & Taylor's YBP Library Services and Blackwell's North American and Australian businesses brings together the world's most respected and trusted academic and research library service providers.
buyer parent:Castle Harlan Inc.
buyer: Baker & Taylor Books
Baker & Taylor is the world's leading distributor of books, video and music products to public and academic libraries. It is also a global leader in the distribution of books and entertainment products to many of the country's leading brick and mortar retailers and Internet retailers.
seller: Blackwell UK Limited
Blackwell U.K. Limited is a leading supplier of academic books and bibliographic support to academic and research libraries in the U.K., Europe and Africa. It is also the leading academic bookseller in the U.K. with 44 shops in retail centers and on university campuses and an online bookshop.
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closed 3/19/2010 via BNC Analysis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Harper Collins Publishers Limited acquired Letts and Londsdale

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synopsis: Huveaux Plc. confirmed that it has completed the sale to Harper Collins Publishers Limited of the entire share capital of Letts Educational Limited and Leckie & Leckie Limited and of the business and assets of Lonsdale or together the "Education Division" for a cash consideration of £10.0 million.
buyer parent:News Corporation
buyer: Harper Collins Publishers Limited
HarperCollins Publishers is one of the world’s leading English-language publishers. HarperCollins is a broad-based publisher with strengths in literary and commercial fiction, business books, children’s books, cookbooks, and mystery, romance, reference, religious, and spiritual books.
target parent: Huveaux plc
target: Letts and Londsdale
Letts and Lonsdale publish accessible and manageable revision guides and other revision resources for pupils preparing for tests and exams.
price ($mm)
$15
rev ($mm)
$24
EBITDA ($mm)
$5
price / rev
.6
price / EBITDA
2.9
closed 3/6/2012 via Company Description
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Utah State University Press merged with University Press of Colorado

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synopsis: A merger between USU Press at Utah State University and the University Press of Colorado has been finalized and approved. As proposed, the agreement allows USU Press to remain in Merrill-Cazier Library at Utah State, continuing the tradition of academic publishing and retaining the USU Press imprint.
buyer: University Press of Colorado
University Press of Colorado is a nonprofit publishing enterprise supported by Adams State College, Colorado State University, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Regis University, University of Colorado, University of Northern Colorado, and Western State College of Colorado.
target parent: Utah State University
target: Utah State University Press
Utah State University Press is a refereed scholarly publisher and division of Utah State University Libraries.
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closed 9/9/2009 via PE Hub
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Superior Capital Partners purchased XanEdu & NA Publishing from National Archive Publishing Company

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synopsis: Superior Capital Partners has acquired certain assets of National Archive Publishing Co. The assets are: XanEdu Publishing, a publisher of customized educational coursepacks for the higher education market; and NA Publishing, a provider of microform archiving of periodicals and journals for the library, higher education and healthcare markets.
buyer: Superior Capital Partners
The cornerstone strategy of Superior Capital Partners is to combine our capital, transaction experience and turnaround expertise with proven management teams who have the vision, capability and commitment to successfully improve and grow businesses.
seller: National Archive Publishing Company
National Archive Publishing Company specializes in preservation, custom publishing, and other services that enhance and ensure access to scholarly information. Their main customers are libraries, universities, students, professors, and others who need access to quality information.
price ($mm)
rev ($mm)
$30
EBITDA ($mm)
price / rev
price / EBITDA
closed 1/2/2008 via BusinessWire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

MacMillan Publishers, Inc. acquired Hayden McNeil Publishing

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synopsis: Macmillan, a leading publisher of books, textbooks, magazines, and digital media, announced the acquisition of Hayden-McNeil Publishing, the leading publisher of custom textbooks and lab manuals for the higher education market based in Plymouth, Michigan.
buyer parent:Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH
buyer: MacMillan Publishers, Inc.
Macmillan is a global publisher of books, magazines, textbooks, scientific information, and digital content and services. Macmillan is one of the nation’s leading publishers of education content, tools, and services for the higher education market.
target: Hayden McNeil Publishing
Hayden-McNeil is a leading publisher of custom course materials for the Higher Education market. Founded by Patrick Olson, Hayden-McNeil partners with college educators to create, course-specific textbooks and other instructional materials based on professors’ own manuscripts and at their direction.
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closed 6/2/2008 via PR Newswire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cengage Learning acquired Houghton Mifflin College Division

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synopsis: Cengage Learning, one of the leading providers of print and digital instructional and reference materials for the academic, professional and library markets, announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Houghton Mifflin College Division (HM College).
buyer: Cengage Learning
Cengage Learning, formerly Thomson Learning, delivers highly customized learning solutions for colleges, universities, professors, students, reference centers, government agencies, corporations and professionals around the world.
target parent: Education Media and Publishing Group Limited
target: Houghton Mifflin College Division
Houghton Mifflin's College Division makes knowledge accessible and meaningful to learners at four-year, community and career colleges. The division also has an inclusive approach to content and pedagogy and also publishes textbooks, study guides, technology tools, and other materials.
price ($mm)
$750
rev ($mm)
$230
EBITDA ($mm)
price / rev
3.3
price / EBITDA
closed 7/18/2005 via AP - Associated Press
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Broadview Press Inc. acquired Garamond Press Ltd.

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synopsis: Broadview Press, Inc., an internationally-oriented Canadian-based publisher of books aimed at the higher education textbook market, has acquired Garamond Press Ltd., a small, privately-held Canadian publisher, the first independent Canadian company to publish exclusively for the post-secondary market.
buyer: Broadview Press Inc.(US:BVII:$12.42)
Broadview Press is an independent academic publisher with no affiliation to any larger publishing house or media conglomerate.
target: Garamond Press Ltd.
Garamond Press offers an alternative to multinational textbook publishers and university presses. The company distributes multimedia products and is developing online texts.
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closed 7/13/2011 via BNC Analysis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sage Publications, Inc. purchased Six Journals from A B Academic

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synopsis: SAGE Publications announced the acquisition of six journals from A B Academic, a small independent publisher. The new titles are: Medical Law International, Nutrition and Health; Gifted Education International; Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics; International Review of Victimology; and International Journal of Discrimination and the Law.
buyer: Sage Publications, Inc.
SAGE Publications is a leading international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media for academic, educational, and professional markets. SAGE helps inform and educate a global community of scholars, practitioners, researchers, and students spanning a wide range of subject areas.
seller: A B Academic
A B Academic is a small independent publisher that has, over the last thirty years, published a diverse range of academic journals.
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announced 2/20/2007 via Company Press Release
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thomson Learning will acquire Aplia, Inc.

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synopsis: Thomson Learning, part of The Thomson Corporation announced its intention to acquire Aplia Inc., an educational company dedicated to improving learning outcomes by increasing student effort and engagement. The move reflects Thomson Learning’s commitment to continue growth in the digital teaching and learning solutions.
buyer parent:The Thomson Corporation
buyer: Thomson Learning
Cengage Learning, formerly Thomson Learning, delivers highly customized learning solutions for colleges, universities, professors, students, reference centers, government agencies, corporations and professionals around the world.
target: Aplia, Inc.
Aplia, Inc. is a collection of Web-based tools that enables professors to incorporate two key teaching elements: assigning frequent online homework that is automatically tracked and graded; and easily incorporating active-learning such as experiments and current events into the classroom.
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