Hmm, this is interesting:

Pearson Publishing is now Anspear

Pearson Publishing, an independent publishing and technology company in Cambridge, has been renamed. Pearson Publishing was not related to Pearson Education or Pearson Plc.

Pearson family interests:

George and Mark Pearson and their wider family hold significant interests in land, property, construction, technology and publishing. This site will soon be used to provide more information.

https://www.pearson.co.uk/

So if they are not connected why the need to announce?