(2 Jun 2026) Wiley today announced it has acquired Emerald Publishing Limited (“Emerald”) from Cambridge Information Group (CIG) in an all-cash transaction valued at £337 million, or USD 452 million. The acquisition expands Wiley’s journal portfolio to approximately 2,500 titles and establishes it as a leader in the social sciences — particularly economics, business, and finance.
In addition to strengthening Wiley’s scale advantage in Research, the acquisition deepens Wiley’s proprietary content position for use in AI and data analytics, at a moment when demand for trusted peer-reviewed research content is accelerating rapidly as corporations build out AI models and applications.
Founded in 1967 and headquartered in the UK, Emerald is a highly regarded scholarly publisher globally with nearly 500 journal brands, 8,000 book titles, and an extensive archive of case studies and backfile content. The addition of its portfolio strengthens Wiley’s position across multiple disciplines, notably economics, business, finance, accounting, management, strategy, education, engineering, information and knowledge management, operations, public policy and environmental management.
The announcement in full is here.
