“McGraw-Hill Education, Cengage Plan All-Stock Merger: WSJ”
UPDATE 2: Statement On Cengage-McGraw-Hill Merger Announcement (via US PIRG)
UPDATE: Here’s the Official Merger Announcement and a Video Message from the CEO’s
From Reuters:
Educational publishers McGraw-Hill Education Inc and Cengage Learning Holdings II Inc are planning an all-stock merger, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
The merged company will be titled McGraw Hill and will hold about $3.16 billion in annual revenue, both companies told the newspaper on Tuesday, adding that Cengage Learning Chief Executive Officer Michael Hansen will head the new firm.
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See Also: McGraw-Hill, Cengage Plan All-Stock Merger (via WSJ, Subs Only)
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