This transaction represents a strategic corporate acquisition wherein John Wiley & Sons assumes full control of Hindawi. Facilitated by the exclusive advisory of a premier investment bank, the operation allows the acquirer to significantly expand its footprint in the rapidly growing open-access publishing market. The primary strategic rationale underpinning this consolidation is to directly integrate Hindawi's specialized, tech-enabled publishing infrastructure into John Wiley & Sons' massive global network, thereby creating an undisputed leader in the academic research and intellectual property ecosystem.

HINDAWI, which reported an EBITDA margin of LOGIN in 2020, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of LOGIN, representing a LOGIN premium to the average currently observed in the TMT (Tech, Media, Telecom) sector (12.8x).

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