M&A Deal Summary

S&P Global Acquires Mayfield Publishing

On January 3, 2001, S&P Global acquired publishing company Mayfield Publishing

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is S&P Global’s 2nd transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is S&P Global’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is S&P Global’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2001-01-03
Target Mayfield Publishing
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) S&P Global
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Mayfield Publishing

Mountain View, California, United States
Mayfield Publishing Co., a college publisher that is a provider in humanities and social science disciplines.

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S&P Global

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1860
Sector Information Services
Employees40,450
Revenue 12.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

S&P Global is a financial intelligence company providing the global capital and commodity markets with independent benchmarks, credit ratings, portfolio and enterprise risk solutions, and analytics. McGraw Hill's iconic brands include Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, S&P Capital IQ, S&P Dow Jones Indices, Platts, CRISIL, J.D. Power and McGraw Hill Construction. S&P Global was founded in 1860 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 17
Sector (Publishing) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 13
State (California) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 3 of 14
Year (2001) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-06-25 Appleton & Lange

United States

Appleton & Lange, Inc., is a strong force in medical publishing. The Lange Series of basic medical science books, the Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment series, and the First Aid series of review books are well-known and trusted brands in the medical marketplace. Appleton & Lange also has an extensive line of clinical reference products in obstetrics, internal medicine, pharmacology and other subjects.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-05-17 Frank Schaffer Publications

United States

Frank Schaffer Publications, is a publisher of supplementary educational materials for pre-K through grade 8.

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