M&A Deal Summary

Wolters Kluwer Acquires Boucher Communications

On September 8, 2005, Wolters Kluwer acquired publishing company Boucher Communications

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Wolters Kluwer’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Wolters Kluwer’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Wolters Kluwer’s 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-09-08
Target Boucher Communications
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Wolters Kluwer
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Boucher Communications

Pennsylvania, United States
Boucher Communications, Inc. is a provider of specialty publications, including Framebuyer, a semi-annual supplement focused on eyewear fashion; New O.D., a quarterly magazine targeting optometry students and recent graduates; and a number of patient-directed and practitioner-focused supplements.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Wolters Kluwer

Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Category Company
Founded 1836
Sector Information Services
Employees21,127
Revenue 5.6B EUR (2023)
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, the Netherlands.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 59
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 51
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 31
Year (2005) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-08-29 NDCHealth - Information Management Business

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

NDCHealth - Information Management Business is a provider of healthcare information including products for sales compensation and targeting, market and marketing research, managed care, and outcomes analysis. In addition to its leading position in physician-level data products, NDC-IM is pioneering the emerging and high-growth market for primary source transactional prescription data.

Buy $382M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-01 Infinitas Learning

Utrecht, Netherlands

Infinitas Learning is a dynamic educational resources company, and a provider of innovative and engaging products and services for teaching and learning. Infinitas Learning was founded in 2008 and is based in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Sell €774M
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