Tracked deals
5
5 tracked deals across 2020-2026.
Public Company
Education
John Wiley & Sons
Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
We transform knowledge into accessible and actionable intelligence through trusted research, data, and AI-powered platforms that support learning, scientific breakthroughs, and innovation—publishing journals and books and providing AI-powered research and education solutions.
- Focus Areas
- Academic and scientific publishing, Journals and books publishing, Digital publishing platforms
- Website
- www.wiley.com
Recent pace
1
1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Buyout
4 buyout · 1 divestiture
John Wiley & Sons Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 3 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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June 2, 2026
- Buyer
- Wiley
- Target
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Seller
- Cambridge Information Group (CIG)
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
Wiley (NYSE: WLY) agreed to acquire Emerald Publishing Limited in an all-cash transaction valued at £337 million (USD 452 million) from Cambridge Information Group (CIG). The deal expands Wiley’s journal portfolio to approximately 2,500 titles and strengthens its proprietary research content position for AI and data analytics.
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January 11, 2021
- Buyer
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Target
- mthree
- Seller
- ECI Partners
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Type
- Divestiture
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.
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January 5, 2021
- Buyer
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Target
- Hindawi Limited
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
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.
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March 12, 2020
- Buyer
- John Wiley and Sons Inc. (Wiley)
- Target
- Madgex
- Industry
- Software
- Location
- East Sussex, United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
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.
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January 6, 2020
- Buyer
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Target
- mthree
- Seller
- ECI Partners LLP
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
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.
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