M&A Deal Summary

Wolters Kluwer Acquires Macmillan Learning - Adaptive Learning Technology Platform

On April 15, 2016, Wolters Kluwer acquired software company Macmillan Learning - Adaptive Learning Technology Platform from Bedford Freeman & Worth Publishing Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Wolters Kluwer’s 21st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Wolters Kluwer’s 21st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Wolters Kluwer’s 4th transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-04-15
Target Macmillan Learning - Adaptive Learning Technology Platform
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Wolters Kluwer
Sellers(s) Bedford Freeman & Worth Publishing Group
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Macmillan Learning - Adaptive Learning Technology Platform

New York, New York, United States
Macmillan Learning - Adaptive Learning Technology Platform that powers the PrepU quizzing tool for nursing education, more than 700 million questions have been answered in the PrepU solution assisting students with their exam preparation for professional licensure.

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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 42 of 59
Sector (Software) 21 of 28
Type (Divestiture) 6 of 7
State (New York) 4 of 6
Country (United States) 21 of 31
Year (2016) 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-02 Triad Professional Services

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Triad Professional Services LLC is a provider of U.S. legal and compliance products and services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-01 CPE Link

San Jose, California, United States

CPE Link is an online provider of continuing professional education (CPE) for accountants, tax preparers, and financial advisors. Through its proprietary web-based learning management system (LMS), CPE Link offers an easy way for today's practitioners to meet all their mandatory CPE requirements and keep up with the latest industry changes via live webcasts, and multi-media, mobile friendly on-demand courses.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bedford Freeman & Worth Publishing Group

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Sector Education
DESCRIPTION

Macmillan Learning is a provider of educators with tailored solutions designed to inspire student curiosity and measure progress.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-06 WriterKEY

Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States

WriterKEY is an online application that supports instructors and their students manage the drafting, revising, peer review, and feedback process. WriterKEY provides a space for instructors to comment on student writing in written or verbal form.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-25 Pronoun

New York, New York, United States

Pronoun, Inc. is a self-publishing platform. Pronoun provides digital book publishing tools and allows authors to publish for free through automated book creation, and distributes the e-books to retailers Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kobo and Google Play.

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