Pearson

Consumer

31 January, 2022

EXCLUSIVE-Pearson buys certification group Credly in deal valued at $200 mn

Education group Pearson has agreed to buy the certification company Credly to expand its offering to businesses looking to train ......

Premium

Finance

06 December, 2018

Fund Scan: Can Lightspeed retain knack for trendspotting as it doubles down on India?

Global venture capital firms started testing the waters of India’s startup ecosystem in the early years of the new millennium. ......

TMT

15 May, 2017

Byju's may acquire TutorVista's division from Pearson

Bangalore-based ed-tech startup Byju’s, which is operated by Think & Learn Pvt. Ltd, is in the final stage of discussions ......

Consumer

13 December, 2013

Pearson invests in Delhi-based start-up Avanti Learning Centres

Publishing and education services company Pearson Plc announced that the Pearson Affordable Learning Fund (PALF) has invested in Delhi-based start-up ......

Consumer

27 November, 2013

Pearson and Village Capital invest $150K in education startups Experifun and Sudiksha Knowledge Solutions

Pearson Affordable Learning Fund (PALF), an education fund run by UK-based education company Pearson Plc, and US-based investor Village Capital, ......

TMT

18 October, 2013

Micromax CEO Deepak Mehrotra quits, joins Pearson as India MD

Deepak Mehrotra has quit the country’ top domestic handset maker Micromax to join publishing major Pearson as its managing director ......

Consumer

17 July, 2013

Pearson and Village Capital to fund up to $150K in two Indian education startups

Pearson, a learning company which acquired online education firm TutorVista and also runs business daily Financial Times, has partnered with ......

Education

09 April, 2013

Pearson buys Educomp's 50% stake in vocational education JV IndiaCan

Pearson Plc, the world’s largest education service provider and one of the leading media groups, has acquired Educomp Solutions Ltd’s ......

TMT

25 February, 2013

Pearson buys out remaining 20% of TutorVista

British media group Pearson Plc has completed the acquisition of Bangalore-based education-cum-consumer internet services firm TutorVista Global Pvt Ltd by buying out the remaining ......