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Cover Image PEARSON PLC

PEARSON PLC

PEARSON PLC

Deals Overview

Total Deals16

Valued Deals8

Total Value£ 7.83 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 979 M

Market Context

Subsidiaries

PEARSON US K12 COURSEWARE BUSINESS

1 transaction

PEARSON (SA K12 COURSEWARE BUSINESS)

1 transaction

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11 Jul 2017|United States|Publishing

Target: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LLC

Bidder: BERTELSMANN SE & CO KGAA

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

£ 187 M

Value

12 Aug 2015|United Kingdom|Publishing

Target: ECONOMIST NEWSPAPER LTD (THE)

Bidder: EXOR NV

3 Service Providers

n/a

Value

23 Jul 2015|United Kingdom|Publishing

Target: FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED (THE)

Bidder: NIKKEI INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

18 Feb 2019|United States|Publishing

Target: PEARSON US K12 COURSEWARE BUSINESS

Bidder: NEXUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 193 M

Value

18 Dec 2019|United States|Publishing

Target: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LLC

Bidder: BERTELSMANN SE & CO KGAA

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

3 Target | 19 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 530 M

Value

08 Sep 2021|Australia|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: FAETHM

Bidder: PEARSON PLC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Jan 2022|United States|Digital Services

Target: CREDLY

Bidder: PEARSON PLC

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 81 M

Value

26 Feb 2021|United States|Education Services

Target: SPOTLIGHT EDUCATION

Bidder: PEARSON PLC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Aug 2021|United States|Education Services

Target: MZ DEVELOPMENT

Bidder: PEARSON PLC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Publishing

Target: PEARSON PLC

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

8 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

14 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 6.47 B

Value

07 Jun 2022|Italy|Education Services

Target: PEARSON (K12 COURSEWARE BUSINESSES ITALY AND GERMANY)

Bidder: SANOMA OYJ

12 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 163 M

Value

13 Jun 2022|Canada|Printing and Copying Services

Target: ERPI

Bidder: TC TRANSCONTINENTAL

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

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