M&A Deal Summary

Elsevier BV Acquires Collexis Holdings

On June 10, 2010, Elsevier BV acquired software company Collexis Holdings

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Elsevier BV’s 2nd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Elsevier BV’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Elsevier BV’s 1st transaction in South Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-06-10
Target Collexis Holdings
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Elsevier BV
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Collexis Holdings

Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Collexis Holdings, Inc. is a developer of semantic technology and knowledge discovery software.

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Buyer

Elsevier BV

Amsterdam, Netherlands
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 7 of 29
Sector (Software) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 26
State (South Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 6 of 20
Year (2010) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-04-07 Professional Development Software

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Professional Development Software, Inc. is an online learning education products.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-02-21 Shanghai Datong Medical Information Technology

Shanghai,, China

Shanghai Datong Medical Information Technology develops and offers drug decision support software for Chinese hospitals to improve drug usage safety and reduce prescription errors.

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