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  • Nikkei buys Financial Times from Pearson for £884m

    July 23, 2015

    Japanese media company Nikkei is the triumphant bidder for the FT, picking up the newspaper and other publications from Pearson for £884m in an all-cash deal.  The sale includes the famous pink paper and website FT.com, a web design business FT Labs, FT Chinese and Financial Publishing which includes publications such as The Banker and [...]

  • Pearson share price jumps after confirming Financial Times sale talks with Axel Springer in the spotlight

    July 23, 2015

    Shares in the publisher of the Financial Times, Pearson, have jumped more than two per cent following reports that it will announce the newspaper group's sale "imminently". Pearson confirmed that it is in "advanced discussions" to sell off the FT Group. Latest: Nikkei buys Financial Times from Pearson for £884m In a market update, the company [...]

  • City headhunters appointed with FT-owner Pearson chair Glen Moreno set to step down

    January 27, 2015

    Financial Times-owner Pearson has appointed a City headhunting firm to begin the groundwork in lining up a successor for chairman Glen Moreno who is expected to step down this year. While headhunter JCA Group has not yet begun approaching suitable candidates, City A.M. understands they will begin doing so in the coming months. “There is [...]

  • Positive Pearson picture sends share price up leading FTSE higher

    January 21, 2015

    Shares in Pearson were up as much as five per cent this morning leading the FTSE 100 higher as the education business and publisher of the Financial Times said it expects earnings at the top end of forecasts. Investors were cheered to learn that earnings for 2014 are expected to come in at 66 pence [...]

  • Pearson share price drops as finance chief Robin Freestone exits while full year guidance remains on track says John Fallon

    October 24, 2014

    Pearson's share price dropped two per cent this morning after it said it's losing its long-serving finance man, Robin Freestone, who is departing the publisher after 10 years. The Pearson board has already begun the search for a replacement for Freestone when he departs before the end of 2015, and is looking both internally and [...]

  • Pearson warns of falling earnings in 2014 after US education slowdown

    February 28, 2014

    Publishing company Pearson has reported a fall in profit before tax of two per cent to £382m in its preliminary results for 2013. Adjusted earnings per share also fell by 15 per cent from 82.6p to 70.1p. However, sales at CER climbed two per cent to £5.2bn, while the company experienced growth in emerging markets. [...]

  • Pearson shares suffer as firm’s US sales slump

    January 23, 2014

    PEARSON yesterday warned that 2013 earnings will miss expectations due to poor demand in North America and restructuring costs, causing the publisher’s share price to fall 8.2 per cent. In a trading update it said it expects earnings per share after restructuring charges to be around 70p, compared with forecasts of around 76p. “With trading [...]

  • Pearson takes over language schools in Brazil

    December 3, 2013

    PEARSON added to its education arm yesterday by unveiling plans to spend £440m on an English language training company in Brazil. The FTSE 100 firm, which owns the Financial Times, said its purchase of Grupo Multi is part of its goal to expand in fast-growing economies. The company will pay £440m in cash and assume [...]

  • US spending aids Pearson

    November 2, 2005

    Pearson, the publishing group, enjoyed a strong third quarter as the American government ploughed funds into education. The group that publishes the Financial Times posted a 20 per cent increase in operating profit as sales moved ahead 10 per cent in the nine months to 30 September. Its key education division posted a 13 per [...]

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