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- Pearson buys majority stake in TutorVista
In one of the biggest acquisitions in the Indian education sector, UK-based publishing house, Pearson, has acquired a majority stake in Tut...
19 Jan, 2011, 05.01 AM IST
- Pearson picks additional 59 pc stake in Pearson for Rs 577 cr
International leading media and publishing firm, Pearson today said it has picked an additional 59 per cent stake in online tutorial servic...
18 Jan, 2011, 01.45 PM IST
- Norwest may buy 20% stake in education services firm TutorVista
Global investment firm Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) is in talks to pick up about 20% stake in education services firm TutorVista.com for ...
19 Nov, 2010, 03.23 AM IST
- Pearson to invest $30 mn in India
Global publishing firm Pearson on Wednesday said it will invest $30 million (about Rs 145 crore) in the country by acquiring stake in Educo...
24 Jun, 2009, 04.02 PM IST
- TutorVista firms up India plans
Bangalore-based online tutorial firm TutorVista has charted out plans to enter the Indian market.
05 May, 2007, 12.39 AM IST
- Sequoia to put in $3 million in TutorVista
Sequoia Capital India has committed an additional $3 million (Rs 13.5 crore) investment in Bangalore-based online educational tutoring comp...
20 Dec, 2006, 02.50 AM IST
- Indian e-tutors click with American kids
Private tutors are a luxury many American families cannot afford, costing anywhere between $25 to $100 an hour. But California mother Denis...
10 Oct, 2006, 02.41 AM IST
- Career Launcher ties up with US-based POWERMath
Career Launcher, a global provider of e-tutoring, test preps and other educational services has merged with Texas-based POWERMath, a leadin...
28 Jun, 2006, 09.30 PM IST