Jul 27, 2026 – 11.41amASX-listed Seek is set to put its online education joint venture with Swinburne University of Technology on the block after 14 years of ownership.Street Talk can reveal the $4.75 billion employment giant is exploring strategic options, for Online Education Services (OES), an education technology company that helps higher-education institutions design and distribute education qualifications online.Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review.Angira Bharadwaj is a co-editor of Street Talk. She covers IPOs, capital raises, mergers and acquisitions and other breaking news in Australia’s capital markets. Previously, she covered financial services, state, and federal politics. Send tips to @angirab.60 on encrypted messaging platform Signal.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Employment giant Seek wants to exit OES JV; Rothschild kicks off RFP
Seek valued its total portfolio – 80 per cent of which comes from Employment Hero, Go1, Hibob and OES – at $2.3 billion at the end of last calendar year.
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Seek ($4.75B employment giant) exits 14-year OES edtech joint venture with Swinburne University via Rothschild-managed sale. Portfolio pivot away from higher-ed ed-tech signals focus shift toward core HR-tech platforms and recruitment stack.
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