Well…that was relatively quick. Shortly after entering into exclusive talks with Apollo Global Management (APO), McGraw-Hill (MHP) announced that it has reached a deal with the private equity firm to sell off its education unit. The rumored price tag of $2.5b turned out to be correct, so kudos to those rumormongers. Additionally, as part...
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Gene Marcial Likes McGraw-Hill Spinoff, Sees Additional Appreciation
Long time stock columnist Gene Marcial(now of Forbes) thinks McGraw-Hill(MHP) is “the new and potentially robust growth- and-value stock play, as it gets closer to splitting up into two companies“. Marcial says that the stock , which has risen from $34 last August to over $49, may have more room to go up in...
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McGraw-Hill Education Spin Off “Remains On Track”
Despite previous speculation that the company might sell, rather than spin, its Education business, in today’s earnings announcement, McGraw-Hill(MHP), provided an update on the spinoff plan, and stated that it “remains on track to establish two separate industry leaders by year-end.” The company “has received a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service agreeing to...
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McGraw-Hill May Sell, Rather Than Spin, Education Business
McGraw-Hill(MHP) confirmed that it continues to move forward with a spinoff of its Education business, calling it ‘Plan A’, even while it engages in talks with potential buyers for the business. It is believed that the division is worth more than $2.5 billion. On today’s earnings conference call, the company indicated that the spinoff...
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