Kansas Call Center to Come Under New Ownership
Lawrence, Kansas - A private-sector employer is getting a new owner as part of a $600 million deal designed to speed the company's existing plans for growth. Pearson Government Solutions, which has a call center operation in the East Hills Business Park, is being sold to Veritas Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm.
Veritas announced Monday that it would pay $600 million for the company, which has more than 5,500 employees in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Argentina and Venezuela. The Lawrence center has 1,600 of those employees, ranking it among the company's two largest operations. The deal, which awaits regulatory approval, is expected to close Feb. 15.
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