M&A Deal Summary

Pearson Acquires PDRI

On December 19, 2022, Pearson acquired business services company PDRI from SHL Group for 190M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Pearson’s 2nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Pearson’s 8th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Pearson’s 17th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Pearson’s 1st transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-12-19
Target PDRI
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Pearson
Sellers(s) SHL Group
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 190M USD

Target

PDRI

Arlington, Virginia, United States
PDRI is involved in designing, developing, and implementing high-quality, innovative talent management solutions that adhere to the highest principles of professional practice. Its suite of integrated talent management solutions helps government and commercial clients hire, train, develop, manage and motivate high-performance organizations. PDRI was founded in 1975 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

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 29 of 29
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 4
State (Virginia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 17 of 17
Year (2022) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 17
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-13 ERPI

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

ERPI is a French-language publisher and the largest publisher of English as a second language textbook in Canada. Over the past few years, the company has profoundly transformed its business and embarked on a shift towards digital educational content. ERPI was formed in 1989 and is based in Montreal, Quebec.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-21 POLS

London, United Kingdom

POLS offers an integrated suite of services for universities' online learning programs. POLS is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

SHL Group

Thames Ditton, United Kingdom
Category Company
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

SHL Group is a global provider of talent assessment solutions. SHL Group's product portfolio of science-based assessment tools, benchmark data, predictive technologies and consultancy services drive business results by equipping organizations to assess, select, and develop the right people for the right roles. SHL Group is headquartered in Thames Ditton, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Virginia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2022) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-03-30 Weibel CDS AG

Waldstatt, Switzerland

Weibel CDS AG is a privately owned Swiss Medical Technology Company, founded in 2010 and is headquartered at the foot of mount Säntis in Waldstatt and a Technology Center in Schaffhausen. The company has specialized in customer-funded detailed research and development of affordable, innovative, user-friendly, patch Injection Systems and Devices assuring safer, easier and faster delivery of Parenteral Drugs for the home, point-of-care and clinical user.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-05-02 SHL Japan

Tokyo, Japan

SHL Japan is a provider of personnel assessment services. SHL Japan is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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