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closed 9/12/2005 via BookMonday
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Advanced Marketing Services, Inc. acquired Ragged Bears Ltd.

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synopsis: Advanced Marketing Services purchased the distribution assets of Ragged Bears Ltd., a U.K.-based book distributor whose clients include Chronicle Children’s, Moonlight Publishing, North-South Books, Ragged Bears Publishing and Lothian Books.
buyer parent:Castle Harlan Inc.
buyer: Advanced Marketing Services, Inc.
Advanced Marketing Services, Inc. is a leading provider of customized merchandising, wholesaling, distribution and publishing services, currently primarily to the book industry. The Company provides a wide range of value-added services to ensure the success of their book programs.
target: Ragged Bears Ltd.
Ragged Bears distribute thousands of children’s book titles from many different book publishers. We also offer a selection of gift & stationery items, such as Advent calendars, notebooks & soft toys.
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closed 7/31/2006 via BNC Analysis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Dalmatian Press acquired Intervisual Books Inc.

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synopsis: Dalmatian Press has emerged has the winner in the sweepstakes to acquire Intervisual Books. Dalmatian paid about $9.6 milion to acquire the children’s book publisher, which filed for bankruptcy protection in May. Dalmatian’s bid topped an early offer of just over $7 million made by Educational Development Corp.
buyer parent:Anderson Press Incorporated
buyer: Dalmatian Press
Dalmatian Press began in 1995 and in eleven short years, our growing team has created one of the nation’s most successful children’s book companies. Today, Dalmatian Press has the energy of an enthusiastic puppy dog—and its “bark” is heard all around North America.
target: Intervisual Books Inc.
Intervisual Books creates and packages a line of pop-up and novelty books, primarily for children. The company also produces pop-up and dimensional game boards and playsets as well as cloth books.
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$9.60
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closed 4/8/2006 via Company Press Release
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

International Greetings plc acquired Alligator Books Ltd.

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synopsis: International Greetings PLC, the leading designer and manufacturer of private label greetings products, wrapping paper, Christmas crackers and film and television character based licensed stationery, today announces the acquisition of Alligator Books Limited, a publisher and distributor of children’s books and stationery.
buyer: International Greetings plc
International Greetings PLC is a leading designer and manufacturer of private label wrapping paper, greetings products and film and television character based licensed stationery. It produces gift wrapping paper, accessories, Christmas crackers, greetings cards and other stationery products.
target: Alligator Books Ltd.
Alligator Books creates and publishes children’s licensed and generic products. They distribute an extensive range of fiction and non-fiction books ranging from much-loved children’s classics such as Noddy, Thomas the Tank Engine and Postman Pat, to characters from TV shows such as Scooby Doo.
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$11
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$10
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price / rev
1.1
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closed 10/31/2005 via Company Press Release
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Andrews McMeel Publishing acquired Accord Publishing, Ltd.

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synopsis: Thomas N. Thornton, Chief Executive Officer of Andrews McMeel Publishing (AMP), announces AMP's acquisition of Accord Publishing. Accord, based in Denver, Colorado, will become the Accord Division of AMP and will continue to operate its editorial, creative and publishing offices in Colorado.
buyer parent:Andrews McMeel Universal
buyer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Andrews McMeel Publishing (AMP), a division of Andrews McMeel Universal, is a leading publisher of general nonfiction trade books, gift books and humor books, publishing as many as 300 new titles annually.
target: Accord Publishing, Ltd.
Accord has continually proven its effectiveness in the children's publishing marketplace with a host of best-sellers including its series of patented Eyeball Animation and Puppet Book children's books, and most recently, its extensive and interactive calendar line.
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closed 1/27/2012 via PR Newswire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Lee & Low Books, Inc. acquired Children's Book Press

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synopsis: Lee & Low Books, an independent publisher of high quality books for children and young adults with a focus on diversity, announced that it has acquired the assets of San Francisco-based Children's Book Press, the first specialty publisher of multicultural children's books in the United States.
buyer: Lee & Low Books, Inc.
Lee & Low Books is an independent publisher of high quality books for children and young adults with a focus on diversity. Lee & Low Books is one of the few minority-owned publishing companies in the country.
target: Children's Book Press
The first nonprofit independent publisher to focus solely on multicultural and bilingual literature for children in the United States, Children's Book Press works feature characters from African American, Asian/Pacific American, Native American, Latino, and multiracial communities.
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announced 1/27/2012 via PR Newswire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Kappa Books Publishers LLC will acquire Modern Publishing, Inc.

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synopsis: Kappa Books Publishers, LLC announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire the business, intellectual property and other assets of Modern Publishing, a division of Unisystems, Inc., a New York-based mass market publisher of children's coloring and activity books.
buyer: Kappa Books Publishers LLC
Headquartered in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, Kappa Books is a promotional book publisher selling direct to major retailers and specializing in the children's book, adult puzzle book and reference book fields.
target parent: Unisystems Inc.
target: Modern Publishing, Inc.
Modern Publishing publishes children's books. It specializes in coloring and activity books, hardcover and paperback picture storybooks, puzzle and crossword collections, educational workbooks, board books, beginning readers, novelty and holiday books, and other genres.
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announced 12/7/2011 via BusinessWire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Amazon.com, Inc. will purchase US Children's Books Titles from Marshall Cavendish

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synopsis: Amazon.com, Inc. and Marshall Cavendish, one of the world’s leading educational and consumer book publishers and classroom digital solutions providers, announced that Amazon has signed a deal to acquire over 450 titles of its US Children’s trade books business, Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books.
buyer: Amazon.com, Inc.(AMZN:$48,077.00)
Amazon.com, Inc., a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices.
seller parent: Fraser & Neave Limited
seller: Marshall Cavendish
Marshall Cavendish is a leading education publisher. The Company has educational publishing operations in the US, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore and sells its education solutions to Ministries of Education worldwide in more than 50 countries.
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closed 12/13/2011 via Market Wire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

ePals, Inc. acquired Carus Publishing Co.

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synopsis: ePals Corporation announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Carus Publishing Company. Carus, which includes the Cricket Magazine Group, Cobblestone Publishing and Open Court Publishing, publishes 14 magazine titles, hundreds of books and a growing collection of recognized Web and mobile applications.
buyer: ePals, Inc.
ePals, Inc. is a leading global K12 social learning network and offers primary and secondary schools, teachers, students and parents worldwide a safe and secure platform for building educational communities, providing quality digital content, and more.
target: Carus Publishing Co.
Carus Publishing Company, which includes the Cricket Magazine Group, Cobblestone Publishing and Open Court Publishing, publishes 14 magazine titles covering all age groups (0 to 14+) on a variety of subjects, hundreds of books and a growing collection of recognized Web and mobile applications.
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$5.00
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$16
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$1
price / rev
1.6
price / EBITDA
24.9
announced 6/8/2009 via BusinessWire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

OpenGate Capital will acquire Fleurus Presse and Junior Hebdo

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synopsis: OpenGate Capital, a global private equity firm, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Fleurus Presse and Junior Hebdo, the youth publications divisions of leading French media company Groupe Le Monde.
buyer: OpenGate Capital
OpenGate Capital is an opportunistic private equity firm that acquires controlling interests in businesses with solid fundamentals which exhibit opportunities for operational improvements and growth.
target parent: Groupe Le Monde
target: Fleurus Presse and Junior Hebdo
Based in Paris, Fleurus Presse has produced high-quality magazines beloved by millions of French children aged 1-14 for more than 50 years. Its 12 leading children’s magazines in France include Abricot, Les P’tites Filles àla Vanille, Les P’tites Sorcières, and Je lis déjà.
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$35
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closed 5/1/2008 via BNC Analysis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Grupo Planeta acquired Editis

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synopsis: The nearly-finalized purchase of French publishing group Editis by Spain’s Grupo Planeta for approximately €200 million (approximately US$310,655,000) would create a giant European publisher of Spanish-language books and expand in Latin America, with a French twist.
buyer: Grupo Planeta
Grupo Planeta is a communications group at the forefront of content production for the Spanish speaking market. Top editorial group in Spain and seventh in the world, it offers a wide variety of services for the culture, training, information and entertainment sectors.
target: Editis
Editis holds leading positions in three segments of the French publishing business, in particular Literature (trade and mass market formats), Education (scholarly, scholastic aids, middle school, high school, university, legal and medical), and Reference (dictionaries and encyclopedias).
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$309
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closed 1/2/2008 via BNC Analysis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Mentor Medier AS acquired Cappelen Damm AS

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synopsis: Mentor Medier completed the acquisition of Ny Tid Magazine from N.W. Damm & Søn on January 2, 2008.
buyer: Mentor Medier AS
Mentor Medier AS operates as a magazine publishing company.
target parent: N W Damm & Son AS
target: Cappelen Damm AS
Damm Publishing Co. is a publishing house with the broad issue of both fiction and facts for children, youth and adults. The publisher has about 45 employees and publishes around 250 titles a year. Damm Publishing sells books in bookstores and department stores
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announced 1/24/2007 via BNC Analysis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Democracy and Media Foundation will purchase a minority stake in PCM Algemene Boeken

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synopsis: British private equity group Apax is pulling out of Dutch publishing group PCM. Apax bought 47.5% of PCM, which publishes the Volkskrant, NRC and Trouw newspapers, in July 2004.
buyer: Democracy and Media Foundation
Democracy and Media Foundation is majority owner of Dutch newspaper publisher PCM.
target parent: Apax Partners & Co. Ventures Ltd.
target: PCM Algemene Boeken
PCM Algemene Boeken consists of well-known operating companies such as Bruna (trade books), Prometheus/Bert Bakker (literary publisher), J.M. Meulenhoff (literary publisher), and Spectrum (fiction, non-fiction). PCM Uitgevers is one of the largest publishers in the Dutch-language region.
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$129
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closed 6/22/2006 via BNC Analysis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Random House, Inc. purchased BBC Books from BBC Worldwide Limited

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synopsis: BBC Books, which publishes spinoff titles from TV shows including Delia Smith's How to Cook, has been acquired by German media giant Bertelsmann's Random House.
buyer parent:Bertelsmann AG
buyer: Random House, Inc.
Random House, Inc., the world's largest English language trade publisher, provides the best in fiction, nonfiction, and children's books. Random House is a division of Bertelsmann AG, one of the foremost media companies in the world.
seller: BBC Worldwide Limited
BBC Worldwide’s businesses include international programming distribution, TV channels, magazines, books, videos, spoken word, music, DVDs, licensed product, CD-ROMs, English language teaching, videos for education and training, interactive telephony, co-production, library footage sales.
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closed 6/15/2006 via BNC Analysis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Aaron's Book Corner acquired Brightside Press

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synopsis: Aaron's Book Corner Acquires Brightside Press.
buyer: Aaron's Book Corner
Aaron’s Books is a unique used book store shopping experience. From collectible to popular, history to mystery, and crafting to religion, we populate our shelves with high quality used books and select new titles that match almost any interest, with a floor plan designed for easy browsing.
target: Brightside Press
Brightside Press specializes in short run book publications for local authors. Most orders are from 200 to 500 copies and may be fiction or non-fiction. Brightside also produces classical literature from the public domain, and offers an opportunity for organizations to use books as a fund raiser.
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announced 2/6/2006 via BusinessWire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Lagardere Groupe SCA will acquire Time Warner Book Group

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synopsis: Lagardere SCA and Time Warner Inc. announced that Lagardere will acquire Time Warner Book Group, the fifth largest U.S. book publisher for US $537.5 million. Through this transaction, Lagardere's Book Publishing branch will become #3 worldwide.
buyer: Lagardere Groupe SCA(LGDDF:$8,048.00)
Lagardère develops, promotes and disseminates information and culture across five continents. It has distinguished itself as a market leader in the book publishing, distribution, press and audiovisual sectors. In addition to these core businesses, Lagardère holds a strategic 7.5% stake in EADS.
target parent: Time Warner, Inc.
target: Time Warner Book Group
Time Warner Book Group is the fifth-largest U.S. book publisher, with a stable of writers that includes Nelson DeMille and James Patterson. Its major imprints include Warner Books and Little, Brown.
price ($mm)
$538
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$500
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price / rev
1.1
price / EBITDA
closed 10/30/2007 via BusinessWire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Audio Editions acquired Audio Book Club Inc.

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synopsis: Audio Editions today announced that it has acquired the exclusive license for the use of the Audio Book Club company assets, including its brand, website and customer list. The agreement establishes Audio Editions as the world’s largest catalog seller of general interest audiobooks.
buyer: Audio Editions
The Audio Partners, Inc. is primarily involved with mail order sales through its catalog, AUDIO EDITIONS Books-on-Cassette. The Audio Partners Publishing Corporation is the publisher of distinguished spoken audio titles.
target parent: MediaBay, Inc.
target: Audio Book Club Inc.
Audio Book Club Inc. publishes and markets audiobooks through membership clubs that sell on the Internet at www.audiobooks.com and www.booksaloud.com, as well as by mail order.
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closed 5/23/2007 via BusinessWire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Amazon.com, Inc. acquired Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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synopsis: Leading online retailer Amazon.com, Inc. has acquired Brilliance Audio the largest independent publisher of audiobooks in the United States. The acquisition will enable Amazon to work closely with the book publishing community to further expand the number of books produced in audio format and provide customers with an even greater selection.
buyer: Amazon.com, Inc.(AMZN:$48,077.00)
Amazon.com, Inc., a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices.
target parent: Stonehenge Partners
target: Brilliance Audio, Inc.
Brilliance Audio is the largest audiobooks-only publisher in the country, offering a wide range of best-selling adult fiction and nonfiction in both unabridged and abridged audio formats, and sells to all classes of trade, as well as to libraries.
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announced 5/17/2012 via BusinessWire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Versa Capital Management will purchase Four Midwest Newspapers from Freedom Communications, Inc.

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synopsis: Freedom Communications announced that it has reached agreement to sell The Telegraph in Alton, IL, The Journal-Courier in Jacksonville, IL, The Sedalia Democrat in Sedalia, MO and The Lima News in Lima, OH, to an affiliate of Philadelphia-based private equity firm Versa Capital Management, LLC.
buyer: Versa Capital Management
Versa Capital Management is a private equity investment firm which focuses on control investments in special situations involving middle market companies where value and performance growth can be achieved through enhanced operational and financial management.
seller: Freedom Communications, Inc.
The Telegraph in Alton, IL, The Journal-Courier in Jacksonville, IL, The Sedalia Democrat in Sedalia, MO and The Lima News in Lima, OH are Four Midwest Newspapers owned by Freedom Communications.
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announced 12/5/2011 via BNC Analysis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-Pressen ASA will acquire Edda Media AS

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synopsis: Norwegian media group A-Pressen says it plans to buy Edda Media from the European publishing company Mecom. Edda Media AS is a Norwegian media group that owns a number of Norwegian newspapers, television channels, radio channels and websites.
buyer: A-Pressen ASA
A-pressen ASA operates as a media company in Norway and Russia. The company collects, facilitates, produces, and distributes information. Its activities include newspapers, printing, television (TV), and electronic media operations.
target parent: Mecom Group PLC
target: Edda Media AS
Edda Media AS is a Norwegian media group that owns a number of Norwegian newspapers, television channels, radio channels and websites. It offers advertisements, inserts, and supplements on the Internet, radio, television, direct marketing radio, & internet services.
price ($mm)
$294
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$348
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price / rev
.8
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announced 12/15/2010 via Reuters
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Xinhua Winshare Publishing and Media Co., Ltd will purchase 15 Subsidiaries from Sichuan Publication Group Company Limited

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synopsis: Sichuan Xinhua Winshare Chainst Co., Ltd has entered into an acquisition agreement to acquire the entire interests in the 15 companies in total, all of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of Sichuan Publication Group Company Limited (SPG).
buyer: Xinhua Winshare Publishing and Media Co., Ltd
Xinhua Winshare Publishing & Media Company Limited Formerly known as Sichuan Xinhua Winshare Chainstore Co., Ltd.. Sichuan Xinhua Winshare Chainstore Co., Ltd.
seller: Sichuan Publication Group Company Limited
Sichuan Xinhua Publishing Group Co., Ltd. engages in the businesses of wholesaling and retailing, leasing of properties, real estate, project investment, computer software, and hotel services. It sells books and audio- visual products through its retail stores.
price ($mm)
$170
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$115
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closed 9/12/2005 via BookMonday

Advanced Marketing Services, Inc. acquired Ragged Bears Ltd.

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synopsis: Advanced Marketing Services purchased the distribution assets of Ragged Bears Ltd., a U.K.-based book distributor whose clients include Chronicle Children’s, Moonlight Publishing, North-South Books, Ragged Bears Publishing and Lothian Books.
buyer parent:Castle Harlan Inc.
buyer: Advanced Marketing Services, Inc.
Advanced Marketing Services, Inc. is a leading provider of customized merchandising, wholesaling, distribution and publishing services, currently primarily to the book industry. The Company provides a wide range of value-added services to ensure the success of their book programs.
target: Ragged Bears Ltd.
Ragged Bears distribute thousands of children’s book titles from many different book publishers. We also offer a selection of gift & stationery items, such as Advent calendars, notebooks & soft toys.
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closed 3/19/2007 via PR Newswire

Baker & Taylor, Inc. acquired Advanced Marketing Services, Inc.

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synopsis: Baker & Taylor, Inc., the world's largest book distributor, has completed the acquisition of the wholesale operations of Advanced Marketing Services, the premier distributor of books to membership wholesale clubs.
buyer parent:Castle Harlan Inc.
buyer: Baker & Taylor, Inc.
Baker & Taylor is the world's leading distributor of books, video, and music products to public and academic libraries. It is also a global leader in the distribution of books and entertainment products to many of the country's leading retailers, including Internet retailers.
target: Advanced Marketing Services, Inc.
Advanced Marketing Services, Inc. is a leading provider of customized merchandising, wholesaling, distribution and publishing services, currently primarily to the book industry. The Company provides a wide range of value-added services to ensure the success of their book programs.
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closed 9/12/2005 via BookMonday

Advanced Marketing Services, Inc. acquired Ragged Bears Ltd.

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synopsis: Advanced Marketing Services purchased the distribution assets of Ragged Bears Ltd., a U.K.-based book distributor whose clients include Chronicle Children’s, Moonlight Publishing, North-South Books, Ragged Bears Publishing and Lothian Books.
buyer parent:Castle Harlan Inc.
buyer: Advanced Marketing Services, Inc.
Advanced Marketing Services, Inc. is a leading provider of customized merchandising, wholesaling, distribution and publishing services, currently primarily to the book industry. The Company provides a wide range of value-added services to ensure the success of their book programs.
target: Ragged Bears Ltd.
Ragged Bears distribute thousands of children’s book titles from many different book publishers. We also offer a selection of gift & stationery items, such as Advent calendars, notebooks & soft toys.
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closed 3/19/2007 via PR Newswire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Baker & Taylor, Inc. acquired Advanced Marketing Services, Inc.

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synopsis: Baker & Taylor, Inc., the world's largest book distributor, has completed the acquisition of the wholesale operations of Advanced Marketing Services, the premier distributor of books to membership wholesale clubs.
buyer parent:Castle Harlan Inc.
buyer: Baker & Taylor, Inc.
Baker & Taylor is the world's leading distributor of books, video, and music products to public and academic libraries. It is also a global leader in the distribution of books and entertainment products to many of the country's leading retailers, including Internet retailers.
target: Advanced Marketing Services, Inc.
Advanced Marketing Services, Inc. is a leading provider of customized merchandising, wholesaling, distribution and publishing services, currently primarily to the book industry. The Company provides a wide range of value-added services to ensure the success of their book programs.
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closed 3/1/2005 via BusinessWire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Alliance Entertainment Corp merged with Source Interlink Companies, Inc.

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synopsis: Source Interlink Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SORC), announced today the completion of its previously reported merger with Alliance Entertainment Corp., a leading provider of logistical and distribution services to retailers of home entertainment content products including DVDs, CDs and related merchandise.
buyer: Source Interlink Companies, Inc.
Source Interlink Companies is a leading marketing, merchandising and fulfillment company of entertainment products, including DVDs, music CDs, magazines, books and related items. Source Interlink serves approximately 110,000 retail store locations throughout North America.
target: Alliance Entertainment Corp
Alliance Entertainment Corp. is a leading total solutions provider of business-to-business infrastructure services for the home entertainment product marketplace. By leveraging its logistics, supply chain management, engineering, database and information core competencies, across an extensive produ
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closed 8/17/2011 via GlobeNewswire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company acquired LibreDigital, Inc.

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synopsis: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company announced that it has acquired Austin, TX-based LibreDigital, a leading provider of digital content distribution, e-reading software, content conversion, data analytics and business intelligence services to book, magazine and newspaper publishers as well as to e-reader device providers.
buyer: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company(RRD:$10,187.30)
RR Donnelley is a global provider of integrated communications. The company works collaboratively with more than 60,000 customers worldwide to develop custom communications solutions that reduce costs, enhance ROI and ensure compliance.
target: LibreDigital, Inc.
LibreDigital is a pioneer of digital replicas for books and periodicals and supports the e-reading supply chain with electronic preparation, distribution and engagement services. LibreDigital is a leading provider of e-content to more than 40 e-commerce sites.
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$20
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closed 3/30/2006 via PR Newswire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Source Interlink Companies, Inc. purchased magazine and book distribution territories in the Southern California and Washington D.C./Baltimore from Anderson News Company

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synopsis: Source Interlink Companies, Inc., a leading provider of home entertainment products and marketing services, announced today that it has acquired in separate cash transactions magazine and book distribution territories in the Southern California and Washington D.C./Baltimore markets from the Anderson News Company.
buyer: Source Interlink Companies, Inc.
Source Interlink Companies is a leading marketing, merchandising and fulfillment company of entertainment products, including DVDs, music CDs, magazines, books and related items. Source Interlink serves approximately 110,000 retail store locations throughout North America.
seller: Anderson News Company
Anderson News is America’s largest sales and marketing company for magazine and book product in the United States, servicing 40,000 retail customers in 45 states. Product line includes magazines, books, comics, maps, collectibles and more.
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closed 2/25/2010 via PR Newswire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

CharityUSA.com LLC purchased Wholesale division, Fair Trade from World of Good Inc.

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synopsis: World of Good Inc., a social venture that connects artisans from developing communities with mainstream retail markets, announced that GreaterGood/Charity USA has acquired its wholesale division and line of designer, Fair Trade products which will be re-branded, while existing relationships with retailers and artisan partners will be maintained.
buyer: CharityUSA.com LLC
The GreaterGood Network of websites (including TheHungerSite, TheBreastCancerSite, TheAnimalRescueSite, and others) offers the public a unique opportunity to support causes they care about through a free daily click and Gifts that Give More.
seller: World of Good Inc.
World of Good Inc., a social venture that connects artisans from developing communities with mainstream retail markets. World of Good was founded with the mission to help small artisan producers improve their livelihoods by providing them with access to mainstream retail markets.
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Ragged Bears Ltd.

Intervisual Books Inc.

Alligator Books Ltd.

Accord Publishing, Ltd.

Children's Book Press

Modern Publishing, Inc.

Marshall Cavendish

Carus Publishing Co.

Fleurus Presse and Junior Hebdo

Editis

Cappelen Damm AS

PCM Algemene Boeken

BBC Worldwide Limited

Brightside Press

Time Warner Book Group

Audio Book Club Inc.

Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Freedom Communications, Inc.

Edda Media AS

Sichuan Publication Group Company Limited

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Scholastic Inc.
Scholastic Inc.
Scholastic is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books and a leader in educational technology and related services and children's media. It creates quality books, print and technology-based learning materials and programs, magazines, multi-media and other products.
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2011
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$1,906.10
EBITDA ($mm)
$225.00
EBIT ($mm)
$115.20
Net Income ($mm)
$39.40
Employees
9400
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Lerner Publishing Group
Lerner Publishing Group
Lerner Publishing Group creates high-quality fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. Founded in 1959 and celebrating its 50th anniversary in publishing, Lerner Publishing Group is one of the nation’s largest independent children’s book publishers with nine imprints and divisions.
year
2007
rev ($mm)
$25.00
EBITDA ($mm)
$2.50
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Carus Publishing Co.
Carus Publishing Co.
Carus Publishing Company, which includes the Cricket Magazine Group, Cobblestone Publishing and Open Court Publishing, publishes 14 magazine titles covering all age groups (0 to 14+) on a variety of subjects, hundreds of books and a growing collection of recognized Web and mobile applications.
year
2010
rev ($mm)
$16.00
EBITDA ($mm)
$1.00
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Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.
Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.
Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc. publishes books for children. The company focuses on fiction and nonfiction books, including story books, chapter books, and middle-grade novels for children up to fourteen years of age. It serves customers through book sellers in the United States, as well as online.
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2009
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20
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Kappa Books Publishers LLC
Kappa Books Publishers LLC
Headquartered in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, Kappa Books is a promotional book publisher selling direct to major retailers and specializing in the children's book, adult puzzle book and reference book fields.
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Lee & Low Books, Inc.
Lee & Low Books, Inc.
Lee & Low Books is an independent publisher of high quality books for children and young adults with a focus on diversity. Lee & Low Books is one of the few minority-owned publishing companies in the country.
year
2004
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$3.00
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Stereo Vision Entertainment Inc.
Stereo Vision Entertainment Inc.
Stereo Vision Entertainment Inc., is a new publicly traded multimedia entertainment holding company with interests in 3-D and Independent film production and technology development, and music production, publishing and distribution.
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2002
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Workman Publishing Co.
Workman is a publisher that's always around big ideas. B. Kliban's Cat, 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, The Silver Palate Cookbook, the What to Expect books, BRAIN QUEST--landmark bestsellers such as these reflect a knack for publishing books and calendars that lead.
year
2007
rev ($mm)
$45.00
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Employees
250
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Jewelry Television
Jewelry Television™ is one of the nation’s fastest-growing home shopping networks with companion web store. The network has experienced tremendous growth with revenues jumping dramatically over the past 8 years, from $5.2 million in 1997 to $390 million in 2005.
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Sundance Channel LLC.
Along with films and documentaries, Sundance Channel’s original programming provides a mix of series and specials that promote artistic freedom of expression and the impact that expression can have on our world.
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Bonnier AB
Bonnier AB
Bonnier AB, a multi-channel media company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in publishing, broadcasting, business press, and entertainment businesses. It publishes fiction and children's books, business newspapers, daily news papers, evening and morning papers, and news magazines.
year
2011
rev ($mm)
$4,432.29
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The Hearst Corporation
The Hearst Corporation
Hearst Corporation is one of the nation's largest diversified media companies. Its major interests include ownership of 15 daily and 38 weekly newspapers, more than 200 magazines around the world, 29 television stations, and ownership in leading cable networks.
year
2009
rev ($mm)
$2,274.80
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2500
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Guardian Media Group plc
Guardian Media Group is one of the UK’s leading multimedia businesses. Its portfolio includes national, regional and local newspapers, radio stations, magazines, a raft of websites and B2B media.
year
2006
rev ($mm)
$1,401.90
EBITDA ($mm)
$214.00
EBIT ($mm)
$167.80
Net Income ($mm)
$91.90
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Freedom Communications, Inc.
Freedom Communications, Inc.
Freedom Communications, is a national media company operating print publications, broadcast television stations and interactive businesses. The company's print portfolio includes approximately 100 daily and weekly publications, plus ancillary magazines and other specialty publications.
year
1999
rev ($mm)
$737.50
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Family Publishing Group Inc.
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Southern Fulfillment Services
Southern Fulfillment Services (SFS) is a privately owned Florida based company with production facilities in Vero Beach, Florida and Harlingen, Texas. SFS currently owns multiple catalog brands related to citrus and gourmet food categories.
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2007
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Alliance Distributors Holding, Inc.
Alliance Distributors Holding Inc., which does business as Alliance Distributors, is a full-service wholesale videogame distributor, specializing in gaming products and accessories for all key manufacturers and 3rd party publishers.
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Handleman Company
Handleman Company is the largest supplier and merchandiser of prerecorded music to North America's leading retail chains. Handleman is the Channel of Choice in music distribution and a leading manufacturer of proprietary music and video product.
year
2008
rev ($mm)
$494.57
EBITDA ($mm)
($61.36)
EBIT ($mm)
($85.17)
Net Income ($mm)
Employees
2600
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