Wiley Acquires Zyante Inc.

John Wiley & Sons Acquires Hindawi

January 5, 2021

Education

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. acquired Hindawi Limited, a London-based open access scientific publisher, for $298 million. The deal expands Wiley's open access portfolio, adding over 200 journals and Hindawi's publishing platform to accelerate Wiley's growth in the fast-growing open access market.

Take-Two Interactive Acquires Zynga

May 23, 2022

Software

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. completed its combination with Zynga Inc., with Zynga stockholders receiving $3.50 in cash and 0.0406 shares of Take-Two common stock per Zynga share. Take-Two said the deal will substantially increase its mobile net bookings, deliver cost synergies, and combine Zynga's mobile and free-to-play expertise with Take-Two's portfolio and studios.

IXL Learning Acquires Wyzant Tutoring Marketplace

February 4, 2021

Education

IXL Learning has agreed to acquire Wyzant, the Chicago-based online tutoring marketplace, in a deal expected to close in Q1 2021. The acquisition brings Wyzant’s network of tens of thousands of tutors into IXL’s K–12 personalized learning platform to expand one-on-one mentoring and broader learning capabilities; Lazard served as exclusive financial advisor to Wyzant.

John Wiley & Sons Acquires mthree from ECI Partners

January 6, 2020

Education

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has acquired mthree, a London-based education services provider that sources, trains and places job-ready technology talent, from private equity firm ECI Partners. The transaction closed with mthree shareholders receiving approximately $129 million (£98 million) in cash, and Wiley said the acquisition expands its education services capabilities and will accelerate mthree's North American growth.

Wiley Acquires Madgex

March 12, 2020

Software

John Wiley and Sons Inc. (Wiley) has acquired Madgex, a provider of job board software and career center services, to expand Wiley's recruitment and career-center offerings for societies, publishers and professional organizations. The acquisition, announced March 12, 2020, will combine Madgex's job board technology with Wiley's publishing and society relationships to broaden career services and digital products for members and customers.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment Acquires CogBooks

September 9, 2021

Education

Cambridge University Press & Assessment has acquired CogBooks, an adaptive online learning technology company, to strengthen its adaptive learning capabilities and combine Cambridge’s content with CogBooks’ courseware and platform. The acquisition will support existing partnerships such as Arizona State University and expand Cambridge’s online and adaptive learning offerings.