M&A Deal Summary

Hachette Book Group Acquires Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers

On November 20, 2014, Hachette Book Group acquired publishing company Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Hachette Book Group’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Hachette Book Group’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Hachette Book Group’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-11-20
Target Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Hachette Book Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers

New York, New York, United States
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc. is a publisher of illustrated books and creative non-fiction.

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Buyer

Hachette Book Group

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1837
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

Hachette Book Group is a major trade publisher based in New York and a division of Hachette Livre, the third-largest trade and educational publisher in the world. HBG publishes under the divisions of Little, Brown and Company, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, Grand Central Publishing, Orbit, Hachette Books, Hachette Nashville, and Hachette Audio. HBG also provides a wide range of custom distribution, fulfillment, digital and sales services to third party publishers, including Harry N. Abrams, Amazing People Club, Chronicle Books, Disney Book Group, Gildan Media, Hearst Magazine.

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Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (New York) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 1 of 4
Year (2014) 1 of 1
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