M&A Deal Summary

Elsevier BV Acquires Gulf Publishing - Book Assets

On August 7, 2013, Elsevier BV acquired publishing company Gulf Publishing - Book Assets from Gulf Energy

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Elsevier BV’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Elsevier BV’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Elsevier BV’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-08-07
Target Gulf Publishing - Book Assets
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Elsevier BV
Sellers(s) Gulf Energy
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Gulf Publishing - Book Assets

Houston, Texas, United States
Gulf Publishing Co. - Book Assets comprises a portfolio of 32 books which includes petroleum engineering titles in drilling, pipeline, oil and gas, and safety for professionals in upstream oil and gas engineering and cover drilling, recovery methods, reservoir management, processing, and pipeline transmission.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Elsevier BV

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Category Company
Founded 1880
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

Elsevier is a publishing company which publishes medical and scientific information. The Company is based in Amsterdam with additional operations in the United Kingdom, US, Mexico, Brazil, and Spain.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 29
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 4
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 3
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 10 of 20
Year (2013) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-07 Knovel

New York, New York, United States

Knovel provides a web-based application that integrates technical information with analytical and search tools to drive innovation and deliver answers engineers can trust.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-13 Woodhead Publishing

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Woodhead Publishing Ltd. is a publishing company publishing in the areas of food science, technology and nutrition; materials and engineering; textile technology; energy and environmental technology; finance, commodities and investment; and mathematics.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Gulf Energy

Houston, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1916
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

Gulf Energy is a producer and distributor of trade journals, industry research, databases, software, publications, conferences and events designed for the needs of the energy industry. Gulf Energy was founded in 1916 and is based in Houston, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Texas) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2013) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-01 Gulf Publishing - Energy Publishing Businesses

Houston, Texas, United States

Gulf Publishing Co. - Energy Publishing Businesses publishes various newsletters and databases for the United States and international coal and energy industries.

Sell $18M
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