Divestiture • Publishing

Springer Acquires Wolters Kluwer NV - Pharma Marketing & Publishing Services Business

On November 9, 2011, Springer acquired publishing company Wolters Kluwer NV - Pharma Marketing & Publishing Services Business from Wolters Kluwer

Acquisition Context
  • This is Springer’s 3rd transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Springer’s 1st transaction in the United States.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date November 9, 2011
Target Wolters Kluwer NV - Pharma Marketing & Publishing Services Business
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Springer
Sellers(s) Wolters Kluwer
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

Wolters Kluwer NV - Pharma Marketing & Publishing Services Business

United States
Wolters Kluwer - Pharma Marketing & Publishing Services Business is a provider of strategic marketing, publishing, and business intelligence products and services to the pharmaceutical industry as well as to medical libraries and academic and research institutions. The sale represents approximately 35% of the company’s pharma-related assets in terms of revenue, with Adis and inScience Communications as the leading brands, and encompasses approximately 450 employees globally.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Springer

Heidelberg, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1842
Sector Publishing
Employees6,200
Revenue 875M EUR (2013)
DESCRIPTION

Springer is a global publishing company specializing in scientific, technical, and medical (STM) literature, publishing books, e-books, and peer-reviewed journals across various academic fields including science, humanities, and medicine. Springer was founded in 1842 and is based in Heidelberg, Germany.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Publishing 3 of 3
Type: Divestiture 2 of 2
Country: United States 1 of 1
Year: 2011 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-10-08 FORUM Institut für Management

Heidelberg, Germany

FORUM is a provider of European professional training institutes for specialists and managers in the business world. FORUM offers a broad range of seminars and conferences for various professional groups. Key segments are commercial law, company law, pharma, finance and accounting, IT, human resources and labor law as well as office management.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Wolters Kluwer

Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands

Category Company
Founded 1836
Sector Information Services
Employees21,467
Revenue 5.9B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Wolters Kluwer is a global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal, and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer was founded in 1836 and is based in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 2 of 16
Sector: Publishing 1 of 3
Type: Divestiture 2 of 15
Country: United States 1 of 7
Year: 2011 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-17 Rora Client Systems

New York, New York, United States

RORA Client Systems has helped further the global expansion of legal electronic billing (“eBilling”) by developing easy-to-use technologies and providing best practices and implementation consulting to corporate legal departments, law firms, eBilling and legal accounting vendors. RORA Client Systems has developed products that are used by law firms both in the US and around the world.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-05 Medknow Publications and Media Pvt.

Mumbai, India

Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd. is a Scientific, Technical & Medical (STM) journal publishing operation headquartered in Mumbai, India and one of the largest open access publishers in the world. Medknow has a strong portfolio of more than 155 journals and offers much of its content electronically. The company has strong market share among journals published in India and also has a growing presence in Asia Pacific and the MEA region. In addition to its print and electronic journal content, the company provides an electronic peer-review system for authors and editors, ensuring high quality clinical research.

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