M&A Deal Summary

Seek Acquires IDP Education Australia

On September 1, 2006, Seek acquired staffing company IDP Education Australia

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Seek’s 2nd transaction in the Staffing sector.
  • This is Seek’s 4th transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-09-01
Target IDP Education Australia
Sector Staffing
Buyer(s) Seek
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

IDP Education Australia

Deakin, Australia
IDP Education Australia Limited is a provider of student placement and English language testing services in Australia, Canada, and internationally.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Seek

Melbourne, Australia

Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Staffing
Employees3,245
Revenue 1.1B AUD (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Seek operates online employment marketplaces and related services. Seek’s platforms connect job seekers with employers and also provide career?related education and volunteer opportunity listings. Seek was founded in 1997 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 15
Sector: Staffing M&A 2 of 9
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 8
Country: Australia M&A 4 of 5
Year: 2006 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-03-27 IDP Education Pty

Melbourne, Australia

IDP Education is a provider of English language testing and enrolment services to international students looking to study in a number of countries including Australia. IDP has now expanded its offerings for students to include universities in the US, Canada and UK.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-10-09 Zhaopin

Beijing, China

Zhaopin is a online employment marketplace in China. The company operates zhaopin.com, a career-focused online recruitment Website that offers classified job postings and display advertisements. Zhaopin was founded in 1994 and is based in Beijing, China.

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