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Educational publisher McGraw Hill files for an estimated $1 billion IPO

June 27, 2025
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McGraw Hill, an educational publisher and provider of digital learning tools, filed on Friday with the SEC for an initial public offering we estimate could raise up to $1.0 billion.

McGraw Hill is a leading global provider of information solutions for education across K-12 to higher education, and through professional learning. On an annual basis, the company serves approximately 60 million learners and educators. McGraw Hill is a top two provider in the K-12 market in the US, serving approximately 99% of public K-12 districts. It is also a top two provider of digital and print learning solutions in the US higher education market, serving approximately 82% of US higher education institutions.

The Columbus, OH-based company was founded in 1888 and booked $2.1 billion in revenue for the 12 months ended March 31, 2025. It plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol MH. McGraw Hill filed confidentially on November 4, 2022. Goldman Sachs, BMO Capital Markets, J.P. Morgan, Macquarie Capital, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, and UBS Investment Bank are the joint bookrunners on the deal. No pricing terms were disclosed.