M&A Deal Summary

MPS Acquires HighWire Press

On January 7, 2020, MPS acquired publishing company HighWire Press from Accel-KKR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is MPS’s 4th transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is MPS’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is MPS’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-01-07
Target HighWire Press
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) MPS
Sellers(s) Accel-KKR
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

HighWire Press

Redwood City, California, United States
Founded in 1995 by Stanford University, HighWire Press provides innovative technology solutions to global societies, university presses, and independent publishers through its ground- breaking HighWire Open Platform. HighWire offers digital content development and hosting services, a customizable peer-review manuscript submission system, cross-publisher librarian tools, strategic consultation, and unique networking opportunities for organizations which produce high-impact journals, books, and other scholarly publications.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

MPS

Noida, India
Category Company
Founded 1892
Sector Publishing
Employees2,406
Revenue 5.5B INR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

MPS is a provider of high-quality publishing solutions that cover every stage of the author-to-reader publishing process. MPS was founded in 1892 and is based in Noida, India.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 8
Sector (Publishing) 4 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 6
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 5
Year (2020) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-24 Tata Group - e-Learning busines

India

Tata Group - e-Learning busines includes Tata Interactive Systems India (a division of TIL), Tata Interactive Systems AG, and Tata Interactive Systems GmbH.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-01 Liberate Learning

Melbourne, Australia

Liberate Learning is a premier workforce learning & development solutions provider delivering high-quality learning resources and bespoke digital learning solutions. Liberate Learning is based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Accel-KKR

Menlo Park, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 19.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Accel-KKR is a private equity firm that seeks control and growth-oriented investments in middle-market technology companies. The Firm targets investments in public and private companies with revenues ranging from $15 to $150 million. Accel-KKR pursues transactions across multiple segments of the technology industry, including software, hardware and internet technologies, and IT enabled services. Accel-KKR's first fund was created in 2000 by Accel Partners and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. to invest in technology assets and businesses that were outside of each firm's core focus. Accel-KKR is based in Menlo Park, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 29 of 54
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 17 of 28
State (California) 4 of 6
Country (United States) 23 of 44
Year (2020) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-07 Springbrook Software

Portland, Oregon, United States

Springbrook Software is a provider of cloud-based finance, utility billing, and payroll software solutions for small and medium size municipalities and utility districts. Springbrook Software was established in 1985 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-08 Partnerize

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Partnerize is a provider of AI-powered Partnerize Partnership Automation Platform that delivers data-driven intelligence and industry-leading management tools that are essential for materially improving ROI from this fast-growing sales channel. Partnerize was founded in 2010 and is based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

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