Quarto Group - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Quarto Group M&A Summary

Quarto Group has acquired 2 companies. It has also divested 1 asset.

Quarto Group’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired becker&mayer! for $10M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2017, when it sold Regent Publishing Services to Lion Rock Group for $7M. Quarto Group has acquired in 2 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include publishing (100%).

Quarto Group Business Overview

Where is Quarto Group headquartered?

Quarto Group is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is Quarto Group’s revenue?

Quarto Group disclosed revenue of 141M GBP for 2022 and 151M GBP for 2021.

How many employees does Quarto Group have?

Quarto Group has 300 employees.

What sector is Quarto Group in?

Quarto Group is a publishing company.

When was Quarto Group founded?

Quarto Group was founded in 1976.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity3
    • M&A Buy Activity2
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Quarto Group

The Quarto Group, Inc.

The Old Brewery, 6 Blundell Street,
London, N7 9BH
United Kingdom,
+44 20 7700 6700
www.quartoknows.com

Quarto Group is an non-fiction book publisher and distribution group. Quarto creates and owns proprietary content, publishing books from a diverse portfolio of imprints that are creatively independent and expert in developing long-lasting content across specific niches of interest. Quarto Group was founded in 1976 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $10M $10M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $7M $7M
  3

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Regent Publishing Services Ltd. 2017-03-23 7M HKD Divestiture
Hong Kong, China · www.regent-hk.com.hk
becker&mayer! 2016-08-08 10M USD Divestiture
Bellevue, Washington · www.beckermayer.com
The Harvard Common Press, Inc. 2016-02-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Boston, Massachusetts · www.harvardcommonpress.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Publishing 2 (100%) 10M (100%) 1 (100%) 7M (100%)
Total 2 $10M 1 $7M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 2 10M - -
  Washington 1 10M - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
China - - 1 7M
Domestic - - - -
Cross-border 2 (100%) 10M (100%) 1 (100%) 7M (100%)
Total 2 $10M 1 $7M

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $10M
TOTAL $10M
Largest becker&mayer!
$10M (2016-08-08)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $7M
TOTAL $7M
Largest Regent Publishing Services Ltd.
$7M (2017-03-23)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
50%
1 (50%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Publishing

Revenue

141   7% 2022
151   19% 2021
127   7% 2020
136   9% 2019
149   3% 2018
153   19% 2017
188   4% 2016
182   6% 2015
173   2% 2014
176   3% 2013
181   2012
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Employees

300

Established

1976

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