M&A Deal Summary

EBSCO Information Services Acquires Linguistics Abstracts Online

On December 11, 2018, EBSCO Information Services acquired internet software and services company Linguistics Abstracts Online from Wiley Edge

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EBSCO Information Services’ 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is EBSCO Information Services’ 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is EBSCO Information Services’ 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-12-11
Target Linguistics Abstracts Online
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) EBSCO Information Services
Sellers(s) Wiley Edge
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Linguistics Abstracts Online

Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
Linguistics Abstracts Online is a bibliographic database providing high-quality, cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts from major linguistics and language study journals. Linguistics Abstracts Online includes more than 800 journals with some dating back to 1911 and thousands of records with subject headings created by linguistics experts.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

EBSCO Information Services

Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Sector Information Services
DESCRIPTION

EBSCO Information Services offers resources for libraries including EBSCONET, EBSCO’s total e-resource management system, and EBSCOhost, the world's premier for-fee online research service, including full-text databases, subject indexes, point-of-care medical reference, historical digital archives and e-books. EBSCO provides more than 375 research databases and nearly 450,000 e-books plus subscription management services for more than 360,000 unique titles including more than 57,000 online titles.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 9
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 3
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 6
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-02 Plum Analytics

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Plum Analytics, Inc. is an altmetrics provider offering metrics about articles that tracks all research output in any form, providing a powerful tool that augments traditional metrics.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-24 HealthDecision

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

HealthDecision, Inc. is a clinical decision support and shared decision-making tool for clinicians and patients at the point of care. The software platform provides decision support tools enabling clinicians and patients to explore their medical options.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Wiley Edge

Hoboken, New Jersey, United States

Category Company
Founded 1807
Sector Publishing
Employees8,800
Revenue 2.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to John Wiley & Sons' corporate headquarters in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Entrance to John Wiley & Sons' corporate headquarters in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Wiley Edge is a knowledge company in research, publishing, and knowledge solutions. Dedicated to the creation and application of knowledge, Wiley serves the world’s researchers, learners, innovators, and leaders, helping them achieve their goals and solve the world’s most important challenges. Wiley Edge was founded in 1807 and is based in Hoboken, New Jersey.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 4
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 3
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-09 The Learning House

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

The Learning House, Inc. is a comprehensive online education solutions partner that helps colleges and universities develop effective and affordable ways to deliver online degree programs. Partnering with more than 90 colleges and universities in 30 states.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-06 Knewton

New York, New York, United States

Knewton, Inc. is a provider of affordable courseware and adaptive learning technology. Knewton has developed an advanced learning system demonstrated to deliver highly-personalized learning experiences that drive superior outcomes. Knewton, Inc. Alta courseware platform delivers high-quality, Open Educational Resource (OER) content to more than 300 colleges and universities, with course offerings in key subject areas, including math, chemistry, and economics.

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