John Wiley to buy Deltak.edu for $220 mln

Oct 2 (Reuters) - Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc said it will buy privately held Deltak.edu LLC, a higher education and online learning services company, for $220 million to bolster its digital learning offerings.

The deal is expected to close by October-end.

After the acquisition, Deltak's more than 300 employees would become part of Wiley.

(Reporting by Neha Alawadhi in Bangalore; Editing by Maju Samuel)

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