We are maintaining this list to keep track of acquisitions in the higher education media landscape. If you hear of an acquisition, drop us a note so we can update our list.
2023
July 26 2023, Sallie Mae acquired, Scholly.com (and other assets). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
April 13, 2023: Keystone Education Group acquired Studddy, a market leader serving German and Austrian markets with over 30 college search portals. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
April 13, 2023: Times Higher Education acquired C-Change Media which operates the Poets & Quants website portfolio. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
2022
September 13, 2022: Citizens Financial Group, Inc. acquired College Raptor, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
January 26, 2022: Sallie Mae entered into a definitive agreement with Epic Research LLC to acquire NitroCollege.com. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed as the purchase price was not material to Sallie Mae.
2021
December 29, 2021: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. completed the acquisition of XYZ Media, Inc. for $45.4 million which included $38 million of cash, and approximately 129,000 shares of Wiley Class A common stock, or approximately $7.4 million.
October 7, 2021: Renovus Capital Partners acquired Education Dynamics, LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
2020
November 30, 2020: Education Dynamics, LLC acquired Classes USA. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
September 9, 2020: EAB acquired Cappex.com. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
September 2, 2020: QuinStreet announced the divestiture of their education media vertical to Education Dynamics LLC for $20 million in cash.
2019
April 12, 2019: Red Ventures acquired HigherEducation.com. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.