Top Hat Acquires Morton Publishing Company

Top Hat Acquires bluedoor

August 25, 2020

Education

Top Hat has acquired bluedoor, an independent publisher of science-focused higher education lab manuals and course materials. Top Hat will convert bluedoor’s print content (including more than 400 labs and course materials used by hundreds of authors and adopted at over 400 U.S. institutions) into interactive digital courseware to expand its content offerings and accelerate digital transformation in higher education.

Teacher Created Materials Acquires Free Spirit Publishing

November 30, 2021

Education

Teacher Created Materials (TCM) acquired Minneapolis-based Free Spirit Publishing effective November 30, 2021. Free Spirit will continue operating from its Minneapolis location under the Free Spirit brand while TCM integrates editorial, sales & marketing, and operations teams to expand its social-emotional learning and early childhood product offerings.

Veritas Capital Acquires Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

February 22, 2022

Education

Certain affiliates of Veritas Capital have acquired Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) in a $21-per-share tender offer that implied an equity value of approximately $2.8 billion. HMH will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Veritas, with CEO Jack Lynch and the current management team remaining in place, and Veritas intends to accelerate HMH's digital transformation and expand its market-leading K‑12 digital offerings.

Penguin Random House Australia Acquires Text Publishing

January 24, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Penguin Random House Australia has agreed to acquire Melbourne-based Text Publishing, bringing the 35-year-old independent trade publisher into the Penguin Random House family. Text will retain editorial independence under an agreed charter while PRH will handle ANZ sales and support the publisher’s future growth; the sale follows ownership by Michael Heyward and Penny Hueston in partnership with Maureen and Tony Wheeler.

AIP Publishing Acquires University Science Books

February 4, 2021

Education

AIP Publishing, the not-for-profit publishing arm of the American Institute of Physics, has acquired University Science Books (USB), a publisher of upper-level undergraduate and graduate textbooks in the physical sciences. USB will continue to publish under its own imprint as AIP Publishing expands its educational textbook offerings and resources for science educators and students.

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.