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Pearson has acquired 29 companies, including 6 in the last 5 years. A total of 9 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 15 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 11 different US states, and 8 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include education (47%) and internet software and services (25%).
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M&A Summary
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M&A Total Activity43
- M&A Buy Activity28
- M&A Sell Activity15
- Total Sectors Invested 7
- Total Countries Invested 8
- M&A Buy/Sell Connections 26
- M&A Advisors 8
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