M&A Deal Summary

Wolters Kluwer Acquires CPE Link

On June 1, 2016, Wolters Kluwer acquired internet software and services company CPE Link

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Wolters Kluwer’s 8th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Wolters Kluwer’s 22nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Wolters Kluwer’s 4th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-06-01
Target CPE Link
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Wolters Kluwer
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

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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Buyer

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 STATS #
Overall 43 of 64
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 8 of 8
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 36 of 55
State: California M&A 4 of 4
Country: United States M&A 22 of 32
Year: 2016 M&A 3 of 6
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