M&A Deal Summary

Nikkei Acquires Financial Times Group

On July 23, 2015, Nikkei acquired media company Financial Times Group from Pearson for 844M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Nikkei’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Nikkei’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Nikkei’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-07-23
Target Financial Times Group
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Nikkei
Sellers(s) Pearson
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 844M GBP

Target

Financial Times Group

London, United Kingdom
Financial Times Group Ltd. is a media company., The Group provides general business news, analysis and decision support to the international business community in print, through its flagship, the Financial Times Newspaper, and through a range of FT branded magazines, newsletters and electronic and on-line products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Nikkei

Tokyo, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1876
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Nikkei is a diversified media company with operations that range from books, magazines to digital media, database service, broadcasting and other activities such as economic/cultural events.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Pearson

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1844
Sector Publishing
Employees17,612
Revenue 3.7B GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Pearson office in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Pearson office in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Pearson is a multinational publishing and education company. Pearson combines educational content and assessment, powered by services and technology, to enable more effective teaching and personalized learning at scale. Pearson was founded in 1844 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 16
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 7 of 15
Country (United Kingdom) 2 of 5
Year (2015) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-21 Family Education Network

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

FamilyEducation Network (FEN), the largest home-school community on the web.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-12 The Economist Group

London, United Kingdom

The Economist Group is a global publishing and information services company that provides analysis on international business and world affairs. The Economist Group was formed in 1843 and is headquartered in London.

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