M&A Deal Summary

Hachette Livre SA Acquires Philip Allan Publishers

On March 16, 2006, Hachette Livre SA acquired publishing company Philip Allan Publishers

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Hachette Livre SA’s 2nd transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Hachette Livre SA’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-03-16
Target Philip Allan Publishers
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Hachette Livre SA
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Philip Allan Publishers

Rossendale, United Kingdom
Philip Allan Publishers Ltd. is an educational publisher of books and magazines, and organizer of conferences, mainly targeting the secondary school market in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Hachette Livre SA

Paris, France

Category Company
Founded 1826
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Hachette Livre SA publishes and distributes fiction/nonfiction and education books.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 10
Sector: Publishing M&A 2 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 10
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 6
Year: 2006 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-08-01 The Orion Publishing Group

London, United Kingdom

The Orion Publishing Group Ltd. is a major book publishing company in the UK and was one of the few sizeable remaining independent book publishers. The company published titles in the popular fiction, nonfiction, illustrated, reference, children's and classical book genres. Orion was a well-known brand name in the British publishing trade with established imprints.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-16 Nicholas Brealey Publishing

London, United Kingdom

Nicholas Brealey Publishing Ltd. publishes books.

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