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Pearson M&A Summary
Pearson has acquired 30 companies, including 7 in the last 5 years. A total of 9 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 16 assets.
Pearson’s largest acquisition to date was in 2000, when it acquired National Computer Systems for $2.6B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2015, when it sold Financial Times Group to Nikkei for $1.3B. Pearson has acquired in 12 different US states, and 8 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include education (45%) and internet software and services (25%).
Pearson Business Overview
Where is Pearson headquartered?
Pearson is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
What is Pearson’s revenue?
Pearson disclosed revenue of 3,674M GBP for 2023 and 3,841M GBP for 2022.
How many employees does Pearson have?
Pearson has 17,612 employees.
What sector is Pearson in?
Pearson is a publishing company.
When was Pearson founded?
Pearson was founded in 1844.
M&A Summary
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M&A Total Activity45
- M&A Buy Activity29
- M&A Sell Activity16
- Total Sectors Invested 7
- Total Countries Invested 8
- M&A Buy/Sell Connections 28
- M&A Advisors 8