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Pearson acquires whole of TutorVista

The firm, which has 35 schools, plans to increase the count to 100 in a year, says newly appointed CEO Iyer

TutorVista has 1,300 employees across online tutoring, school management, Internet and communication technologies, and test prep and tuition. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint (Hemant Mishra/Mint)Premium
TutorVista has 1,300 employees across online tutoring, school management, Internet and communication technologies, and test prep and tuition. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint
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New Delhi: Expanding its presence in India’s education sector, publishing and education conglomerate Pearson Plc. has completed its acquisition of TutorVista, the British company said on Sunday.

The London-listed company in 2009 acquired a 17% stake in Bangalore-headquartered TutorVista and in January 2011 purchased another 59% stake for Rs577 crore. It increased its controlling stake to 80% from 76% in the same year. Pearson said on Sunday it has acquired the remaining 20%.

Pearson did not divulge the deal size.

TutorVista was founded in 2005 by Krishnan Ganesh and his wife Meena Ganesh. The company has 1,300 employees across online tutoring, school management, Internet and communication technologies, and test prep and tuition. The husband-wife duo leads TutorVista’s domestic operations but will now give up all management role in the firm.

Pearson has appointed Srikanth B. Iyer as the new chief executive officer. This consolidation and investment says Pearson is quite interested in the Indian education market, said Iyer. “Initially, the plan was to complete the acquisition in three years, and now it has happened a year in advance," he said.

The company said in a statement that Pearson’s complete takeover of TutorVista forms part of a wider strategy of building significant education services businesses in fast-growing emerging markets.

“We have now 35 schools and we will increase this to 100 schools in a year or so," Iyer said. “Through Pearson’s pedigree, systems and processes, we are now a step closer towards establishing ourselves as the leading technology-enabled education services company in India, offering global standards of learning to Indian students, at affordable prices."

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Published: 24 Feb 2013, 09:35 PM IST
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