Pearson M&A Summary
Pearson has acquired 32 companies, including 8 in the last 5 years. A total of 11 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 (47%) and internet software and services (24%).
M&A Summary
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M&A Total Activity46
- M&A Buy Activity30
- M&A Sell Activity16
- Total Sectors Invested 7
- Total Countries Invested 8
- M&A Buy/Sell Connections 30
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