M&A Deal Summary

Elsevier BV Acquires Aries Systems

On August 2, 2018, Elsevier BV acquired publishing company Aries Systems

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Elsevier BV’s 4th transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Elsevier BV’s 16th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Elsevier BV’s 2nd transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-08-02
Target Aries Systems
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Elsevier BV
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Aries Systems

North Andover, Massachusetts, United States
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Aries Systems Corp. is a provider of modern print and electronic publishing- from submission, to editorial management and peer review, to production tracking and publishing channel distribution. Aries Systems is based in North Andover, Massachusetts.

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Buyer

Elsevier BV

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Category Company
Founded 1880
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

Elsevier is a publishing company which publishes medical and scientific information. The Company is based in Amsterdam with additional operations in the United Kingdom, US, Mexico, Brazil, and Spain.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 29
Sector (Publishing) 4 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 20 of 26
State (Massachusetts) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 16 of 20
Year (2018) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-17 Via Oncology

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Via Oncology LLC is a decision support tools for cancer. The Via Pathways span the continuum of cancer care including workup, diagnostics, treatment, symptom management, survivorship and advance care planning. Via Oncology also supports its cancer center customers through quality reporting, patient education, clinical trial support, nurse triage and medical home tools.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-19 Science-Metrix

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Science-Metrix is a Canadian research evaluation firm specializing in the assessment of science and technology (S&T) activities. Founded in 2002, the firm is an internationally recognized leader in the assessment of S&T using bibliometric methods and in the evaluation of science-based programs and initiatives. Science-Metrix has successfully completed around 500 research and evaluation contracts for dozens of organizations across North America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Over the years, the firm has developed cutting-edge expertise in the development and production of R&I indicators for bibliometrics and technometrics, including gender-based indicators and the measurement of open access publications.

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