MergerLinks - FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED (THE) / NIKKEI INC / PEARSON PLC / Disposal / Private / £844m

New Deal

Announced

23 Jul 2015

Completed

30 Nov 2015

FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED (THE) / NIKKEI INC / PEARSON PLC / Disposal / Private / £844m

Financials

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Transaction Value-

Consideration TypeCash

Capital Owned-

Capital Bid For-

EV/Sales-

EV/EBITDA-

Share Price Premium-

One Off Charge-

vendor

Pearson

target

Financial Times (the)

bidder

Nikkei

Sources

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financial newspaper & information services

Publishing

Disposal

Private

Completed

Friendly

United Kingdom

Synopsis

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£844m acquisition of the Financial Times Group from Pearson Plc

Service Providers (6)

Dealmakers

financial advisors

Evercore

financial advisors

Goldman Sachs

financial advisors

Jp Morgan

legal advisors

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

legal advisors

Travers Smith

financial advisors

Rothschild & Co

15 BONHILL STREET, LONDON, EC2A 4DN, UNITED KINGDOM.