Pearson plc / Harcourt businesses / Reed Elsevier plc

OFT closed case: Completed acquisition by Pearson plc of Harcourt businesses from Reed Elsevier plc.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 24 August 2007

• Case type: Mergers
• Case state: Closed
• Market sector: Paper printing and packaging
• Outcome: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
• Closed: 24 August 2007

Affected market: Educational publishing

No. ME/3091/07

Full text of the decision: Pearson.pdf

Published 24 August 2007