On the Record · John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons acquisitions, on the record
The businesses John Wiley & Sons 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
University ServicesWord for word“On June 1, 2023, Wiley’s Board of Directors approved a plan to divest certain businesses that we determined are non-core businesses.” 10-K for 2024 | agreed divestiture | — | — |
Tuition ManagerWord for word“The losses on sale of businesses are due to the sale of our University Services and Tuition Manager businesses previously in our Held for Sale or Sold segment, which resulted in a pretax loss of approximately $107.0 million and $1.5 million, respectively.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | — | — |
Wiley EdgeWord for word“On January 8, 2024 we entered into an agreement to sell our Wiley Edge business, which closed on May 31, 2024, with the exception of its India operations.” 10-K for 2024 | agreed divestiture | May 31, 2024 | — |
Efficient Learning test prep portfolio businessWord for word“On February 28, 2023, we completed the sale of Wiley’s Efficient Learning test prep portfolio business.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | February 28, 2023 | — |
advancement courses businessWord for word“In addition, on March 31, 2023, we completed the sale of our advancement courses business.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | March 31, 2023 | — |
CrossKnowledgeWord for word“We expect to complete the sale of CrossKnowledge by the second quarter of fiscal year 2025.” 10-K for 2024 | agreed divestiture | by the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 | — |
an immaterial business included in our Learning segmentWord for word“On February 3, 2025, we completed the acquisition of an immaterial business included in our Learning segment.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | On February 3, 2025 | — |
Emerald PublishingWord for word“On June 1, 2026, subsequent to the end of fiscal year 2026, we acquired Emerald Publishing for £337.5 million (approximately $452 million), funded with available cash and proceeds from our revolving credit facility.” 10-K for 2026 | acquisition | On June 1, 2026 | £337.5 million (approximately $452 million) |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-30 | $125.9 million | $73.3 million |
| 2018-04-30 | $0 | — |
| 2019-04-30 | $190.4 million | $110.8 million |
| 2020-04-30 | $229.6 million | $147.3 million |
| 2021-04-30 | $299.9 million | $136.8 million |
| 2022-04-30 | $75.7 million | $47 million |
| 2023-04-30 | $7.3 million | $3.9 million |
| 2024-04-30 | $3.1 million | — |
| 2025-04-30 | $3.6 million | $1 million |
| 2026-04-30 | $243,000 | — |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-06-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2026-06-02 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2024-01-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-01-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-11-14 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-12-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-12-23 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-06-05 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from John Wiley & Sons’s annual reports (10-K for 2026, 10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-06-24. 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.