M&A Deal Summary

U.S. News Acquires CollegeAdvisor.com

On February 21, 2023, U.S. News acquired information services company CollegeAdvisor.com from NCSA College Recuiting

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is U.S. News’ 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is U.S. News’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is U.S. News’ 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2023-02-21
Target CollegeAdvisor.com
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) U.S. News
Sellers(s) NCSA College Recuiting
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

CollegeAdvisor.com

Chicago, Illinois, United States
CollegeAdvisor.com assists students of all backgrounds in achieving their college admissions goals. CollegeAdvisor.com platform matches students and families with dedicated and highly trained admissions coaches to build a customized college application strategy that includes one-on-one counseling, essay editing, interview prep and other specialty workshops. CollegeAdvisor.com was founded in 2019 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

U.S. News

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Sector Digital Media
DESCRIPTION

U.S. News is an operator of a digital media company with Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News, Real Estate and 360 Reviews platforms, U.S. News provides rankings, independent reporting, data journalism, consumer advice and U.S. News Live events. U.S. News is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2023) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-02-27 Culture Trip

London, United Kingdom

Culture Trip is a premier travel website with thousands of curated travel guides and a marketplace for tours all across the world. Culture Trip is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

NCSA College Recuiting

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Sector Staffing
DESCRIPTION

NCSA College Recruiting is an operator of a college recruiting platform, providing student-athletes content, tools, coaching and access to a network of 40,000 college coaches across 37 sports. NCSA College Recuiting is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2023) 1 of 1
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