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General Information

Websitepearson.com
Twitter@pearsonplc
CategorySoftware
Employees
Founded1844
Descriptionmedia company

Offices

People

Chief Digital Officer, Pearson International
CIO & Director of Digital Strategy

Former People

Marketing Manager
SVP Technology - FamilyEducation Network
Executive Editor

Acquisitions

Total$230M
Learning Catalytics, 4/13
EmbanetCompass, 10/12
GlobalEnglish, 7/12 $90M
Certiport, 5/12 $140M
Schoolnet, 4/11
IntelliPro, 4/09

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Pearson

Pearson is an international media and education company with businesses in education, business information and consumer publishing.

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  1. Pearson Acquires Ed Tech Startup, Learning Catalytics (pearsoned.com) [edit]
  2. Pearson Acquires EmbanetCompass (in.finance.yahoo.com) [edit]
  3. Pearson Acquires Global English for $90M (pevc.dowjones.com) [edit]
  4. Pearson Buys Certiport For $140M To Beef Up Its IT Testing Business Globally (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  5. Pearson Buying Schoolnet For $230 Million (paidcontent.org) [edit]
  6. Pearson acquires Intellipro (tradingmarkets.com) [edit]
  7. Google+ Hangout App Scoot & Doodle Raises $2.25M Seed, From Valley Angels & Pearson, To Get More Kids Learning Through Play (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  8. Nook Media Takes $89.5M From Pearson, Says Holiday Sales Fell Below Expectations (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  9. Founders Fund Leads $33 Million D Round In Learning Startup Knewton (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  10. Investors Queue Up For TutorVista’s $50M Round (vccircle.com) [edit]
  11. Pearson Buys Controlling Stake In TutorVista For $127 Million (paidcontent.org) [edit]
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