M&A Deal Summary

Elsevier BV Acquires Edra

On January 22, 2008, Elsevier BV acquired media company Edra

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Elsevier BV’s 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Elsevier BV’s 1st transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-01-22
Target Edra
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Elsevier BV
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Edra

Milan, Italy
Edra S.p.A. is an online publishing company provides e-pharma promotional services in the healthcare field.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 4 of 29
Sector: Media M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 26
Country: Italy M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-12-20 Syngress Publishing

Rockland, Massachusetts, United States

Syngress Publishing, Inc. is a publisher of print and electronic reference materials for Information Technology professionals seeking skill enhancement and career advancement.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-03-10 Windhover Information

Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

Windhover Information Inc. is a healthcare business intelligence company that provides analysis and commentary on healthcare business strategy, industry deal making, marketplace trends and medical start-ups.

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