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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Houghton Mifflin Harcourt bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Riverside BusinessWord for word“The sale of the Riverside Business on October 1, 2018 is considered a Discontinued Operation and accordingly, all results of the Riverside Business have been removed from continuing operations for all periods presented.” 10-K for 2019 | divestiture | October 1, 2018 | — |
PV Waggle LLCWord for word“On January 14, 2019, we completed the acquisition of certain assets of PV Waggle LLC, which comprised a web-based adaptive learning solution providing Math and English Language Arts (“ELA”) instruction for students in grades 2-8 for a total purchase price of approximately $ 5.4 million.” 10-K for 2020 | acquisition | On January 14, 2019 | approximately $ 5.4 million |
HMH Books & MediaWord for word“On May 10, 2021, we completed the sale of all of the assets and liabilities used primarily in the HMH Books & Media segment, our consumer publishing business, for cash consideration of $349.0 million, subject to a customary working capital adjustment resulting in a payment to the purchaser of $8.4 million, and the purchaser’s assumption of all liabilities relating to the HMH Books & Media business subject to specified exceptions (collectively, the “Transaction”).” 10-K for 2021 | divestiture | May 10, 2021 | $349.0 million |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Cash received from selling businesses | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | — | — | $0 |
| 2018-12-31 | — | $140 million | — |
| 2019-12-31 | $5.4 million | — | $904,000 |
| 2021-12-31 | — | $340.6 million | — |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2022-04-07 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2022-03-23 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-02-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-05-13 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2021-03-29 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-11-25 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-07-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-10-05 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2018-09-12 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-12-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s annual reports (10-K for 2021, 10-K for 2020, 10-K for 2019) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2022-02-24. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.