Tc Media Acquires Erpi (Éditions Du Renouveau Pédagogique Inc.) From Pearson
Jun 13, 2022•about 3 years ago
Acquiring Company
TC Transcontinental
Acquired Company
ERPI
Description
Pearson (LSE: PSON) and TC Media, part of Transcontinental Inc. (TSX: TCL.A TCL.B), announce the sale of ERPI (‘Éditions du renouveau pédagogique inc.’) by Pearson to TC Media. ERPI is a Québec educational publisher founded in Montréal in 1965 and acquired by Pearson in 1989.
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