Lerner Publishing Group - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Lerner Publishing Group M&A Summary

Lerner Publishing Group has acquired 4 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years.

Lerner Publishing Group has acquired in 3 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include publishing (75%) and media (25%).

Lerner Publishing Group Business Overview

Where is Lerner Publishing Group headquartered?

Lerner Publishing Group is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

What sector is Lerner Publishing Group in?

Lerner Publishing Group is a publishing company.

When was Lerner Publishing Group founded?

Lerner Publishing Group was founded in 1959.

M&A Summary

M&A Total Activity4
- M&A Buy Activity4
Total Sectors Invested 2
Total Countries Invested 2
M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.

1251 Washington Avenue North,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401
United States,
(612) 332-3344
www.lernerbooks.com

Lerner Publishing Group creates high-quality fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults.

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year		≤ '20	'21	'22	'23	'24	'25	T
Buy (0.4/yr)	#	2	-	-	1	1	-	4
Sell (0.0/yr)	#	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
								4

Most Recent M&A

Company	Date	Value	Type
Sundance Newbridge Publishing	2024-09-03	-	Divestiture
Marlborough, Massachusetts · www.sundancenewbridge.com
Gecko Press Ltd.	2023-12-18	-	Add-on Acquisition
Wellington, New Zealand · www.geckopress.com
Zest Books	2018-11-26	-	Add-on Acquisition
San Franciso, California · www.zestbooks.net
Egmont USA, Inc.	2015-02-25	-	Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York
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M&A by Sector

Sector	Buy #	Value	Sell #	Value
Publishing	3 (75%)	-	-	-
Media	1 (25%)	-	-	-
Total	4	-	-	-

By Geo

State/Country		Buy	Value	Sell	Value
United States		3	-	-	-
	New York	1	-	-	-
	Massachusetts	1	-	-	-
	California	1	-	-	-
New Zealand		1	-	-	-
Domestic		3 (75%)	-	-	-
Cross-border		1 (25%)	-	-	-
Total		4	-	-	-

M&A Connections

		Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)	25%	1 (25%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Publishing

Established

1959

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