John Wiley & Sons Acquires mthree from ECI Partners

Wiley Acquires mthree

January 11, 2021

Education

In January 2020 Wiley (John Wiley & Sons) acquired mthree, an education services consultancy, from ECI Partners. mthree, headquartered in London, provides employer-focused training and talent solutions to bridge technology and banking skills gaps; the acquisition expands Wiley’s workforce development and professional learning capabilities.

Wiley Acquires Zyante Inc.

January 1, 2019

Education

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Zyante Inc., the maker of the zyBooks web-native interactive courseware, for $56 million in cash. The acquisition brings zyBooks' high-impact computing and STEM courseware—used by hundreds of institutions and over 500,000 students—into Wiley's digital learning portfolio to expand its digital education capabilities.

3t (backed by Bluewater) Acquires GTSC from Al Mansoori Specialized Engineering

September 25, 2024

Education

UK-headquartered training provider 3t, backed by private equity firm Bluewater, has acquired GTSC—the largest energy training business in the Middle East—from Al Mansoori Specialized Engineering. The add-on acquisition brings over 100 GTSC employees and purpose-built training facilities in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt into 3t, strengthening its regional presence and training capabilities for safety-critical energy sectors.

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.

Edanz (M3 Inc.) Acquires Scribendi

April 12, 2023

Professional Services

Edanz Inc., a subsidiary of Japan's M3 Inc., has acquired Scribendi Inc., an ISO 9001:2015-certified online editing and proofreading company headquartered in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. The deal combines Edanz's author/researcher services and freelance network with Scribendi's editing platform and NLP/AI technologies to create a global language and publication solutions provider and expand both companies' geographic reach and capabilities.

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.