M&A Deal Summary

Breakwater Books Acquires Creative Book Publishing

On May 29, 2017, Breakwater Books acquired publishing company Creative Book Publishing from TC Media

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Breakwater Books’ 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Breakwater Books’ 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Breakwater Books’ 1st transaction in Newfoundland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-05-29
Target Creative Book Publishing
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Breakwater Books
Sellers(s) TC Media
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Creative Book Publishing

St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Creative Book Publishing is a publishing company. Creative Book Publishing was founded in 1983 and is based in St. John's, Newfoundland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Breakwater Books

St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1973
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

Breakwater Books Ltd. is a publishing company that publishes adult fiction, educational curricula, literary, commercial fiction, poetry and picture books. Breakwater Books Ltd. was founded in 1973 and is based in St. John's, Newfoundland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Newfoundland) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

TC Media

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Category Company
Sector Publishing
Employees3,000
DESCRIPTION

TC Media, Inc. is a provider of proximity media solutions. TC Media reaches consumers through a wide range of print and digital publishing products in French and English: newspapers, educational books, trade publications, retail promotional content, mass and personalized marketing, mobile and interactive applications and geotargeted door-to-door and digital distribution services.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Newfoundland) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-13 ERPI

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

ERPI is a French-language publisher and the largest publisher of English as a second language textbook in Canada. Over the past few years, the company has profoundly transformed its business and embarked on a shift towards digital educational content. ERPI was formed in 1989 and is based in Montreal, Quebec.

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