Who Owns McGraw Hill?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of McGraw Hill. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
McGraw Hill
McGraw Hill is a global education company that provides textbooks, digital learning platforms, and other educational content and services for PreK–12, higher education, and professional learners.
Platinum Equity
Platinum Equity is a Beverly Hills–based global private equity firm founded in 1995 that specializes in leveraged buyouts and other alternative investment strategies, managing roughly $50 billion in assets across more than 60 portfolio companies worldwide.
McGraw Hill
McGraw Hill is a global education company that provides textbooks, digital learning platforms, and other educational content and services for PreK–12, higher education, and professional learners.
Platinum Equity
Platinum Equity is a Beverly Hills–based global private equity firm founded in 1995 that specializes in leveraged buyouts and other alternative investment strategies, managing roughly $50 billion in assets across more than 60 portfolio companies worldwide.
Major Shareholders
McGraw Hill
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Platinum Equity, LLC and affiliates (incl. PE Mav Holdings, LLC) Controlling shareholder of McGraw Hill, Inc. A Schedule 13G filed Nov. 13, 2025 reports beneficial ownership of 165,160,216 common shares (approx. 86.5% of the outstanding class) by Platinum Equity entities and related parties, including founder Tom Gores. Stake held primarily through PE Mav Holdings, LLC and other Platinum-controlled vehicles. | Institutional | 86.5% | 86.5% | Sep 2025 |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (and affiliates) Large active institutional shareholder, holding roughly 7.3 million shares according to Q3 2025 institutional ownership disclosures. | Institutional | 3.8% | 3.8% | Sep 2025 |
American Century Investment Management, Inc. U.S. asset manager; minority shareholder with approximately 3.0 million shares based on late‑2025 filings. | Institutional | 1.6% | 1.6% | Sep 2025 |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Index fund and ETF manager; holds MH shares across multiple index products, totaling about 2.6 million shares as of Q3 2025. | Institutional | 1.4% | 1.4% | Sep 2025 |
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. Hedge fund and institutional investor; owns roughly 1.9 million shares, making it one of the larger non‑sponsor minority holders. | Institutional | 1.0% | 1.0% | Sep 2025 |
BlackRock, Inc. Global asset manager; holds approximately 1.5 million shares through its funds and ETFs. | Institutional | 0.8% | 0.8% | Sep 2025 |
RBC Dominion Securities Inc. Investment arm of Royal Bank of Canada; minority institutional holder with about 1.2 million shares. | Institutional | 0.6% | 0.6% | Sep 2025 |
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund (HOOPP) Canadian public‑sector pension fund; minority shareholder holding approximately 1.2 million shares. | Government | 0.6% | 0.6% | Sep 2025 |
J.P. Morgan Asset Management Asset‑management arm of JPMorgan Chase; reports ownership of roughly 1.1 million MH shares. | Institutional | 0.6% | 0.6% | Sep 2025 |
Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) Canadian provincial Crown corporation managing public‑sector pensions; minority institutional holder with around 1.0 million shares. | Government | 0.5% | 0.5% | Sep 2025 |
Platinum Equity
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Tom Gores Founder, Chairman and CEO of Platinum Equity and its majority owner. Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index credits him with an estimated ~85% equity stake in the closely held firm, based on analysis of Platinum Equity’s March 2025 Form ADV and his earlier sale of an approximately 15% stake to Dyal Capital in 2017. | Individual | 85.0% | — |
Blue Owl Capital Inc. (via Dyal Capital Partners Post Advisor (DE) Aggregator LP) Blue Owl’s GP Strategic Capital business (formerly Dyal Capital) holds a passive, non‑controlling minority interest in Platinum Equity. PE Hub reported that Dyal acquired a passive minority stake larger than 10% in 2017; Forbes and subsequent regulatory commentary describe this as roughly a 15% equity stake, held through an entity listed on Platinum Equity Advisors’ Form ADV as “Dyal Capital Partners Post Advisor (DE) Aggregator LP.” | Corporate | 15.0% | — |
Other Platinum Equity partners and senior professionals Platinum Equity operates as a private partnership led by a senior leadership group of partners and managing directors. Public descriptions note that partners participate in the economics of the firm, but specific individual ownership stakes beyond Tom Gores and the Dyal/Blue Owl minority position are not publicly disclosed. Limited partners in Platinum Equity’s investment funds are investors in those funds, not direct owners of the management company. | Individual | — | — |
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