M&A Deal Summary

Seek and IDP Education Australia Acquire IDP Education Pty

On March 27, 2006, Seek and IDP Education Australia acquired education company IDP Education Pty

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Seek’s 2nd and IDP Education Australia’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Seek’s 3rd and IDP Education Australia’s 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-03-27
Target IDP Education Pty
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Seek
IDP Education Australia
Deal Type Joint Venture

Target

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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Buyer(S) 2

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 4 of 15
Sector: Education M&A 2 of 3
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Australia M&A 3 of 5
Year: 2006 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-08-08 Dynamic Web Training Pty

North Sydney, Australia

Dynamic Web Training provides short classroom based training courses for popular software applications.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-09-01 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

IDP Education Australia

Deakin, Australia

Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Staffing
DESCRIPTION

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


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 2
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2006 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-09-20 Intake Education

Taipei, Taiwan

Intake Education is an international education organization that connects students around the world with overseas education opportunities. Intake Education is based in Taipei, Taiwan.

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