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Ingram Content Group Acquires Perseus - Services Business

On March 3, 2016, Ingram Content Group acquired business services company Perseus - Services Business from Perseus Books Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ingram Content Group’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Ingram Content Group’s 4th transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-03-03
Target Perseus - Services Business
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Ingram Content Group
Sellers(s) Perseus Books Group
Deal Type Divestiture

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Perseus - Services Business

United States
Perseus - Services Business is a growing and successful business which is a leader in providing services to publishers around the world.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ingram Content Group

La Vergne, Tennessee, United States
Category Company
Sector Information Services
DESCRIPTION

Ingram Content Group Inc. is a comprehensive publishing industry services company that offers numerous solutions, including physical book distribution, print-on-demand and digital services.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 5
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-15 Aer.io

San Francisco, California, United States

Aer.io is a provider of publishers, retailers and authors to sell and fulfill print and digital books directly to readers via their websites, blogs and social networks.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-30 Book Network Int’l

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Book Network Int’l Ltd. is an international physical and digital book distributor, based in the UK. NBNi’s client service business will stand alongside Ingram’s wide range of digital, physical and print-on-demand solutions to create a premier global services offering.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Perseus Books Group

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

Perseus Books Group LLC is a publisher of non-fiction books, publishing titles under eleven distinctive imprints: Basic Books, Da Capo Press, Da Capo Lifelong, PublicAffairs, Running Press, Basic Civitas, Westview Press, Vanguard Press, Avalon Travel Publishing, Seal Press, and Nation Books.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-01 Perseus - Publishing Business

United States

Perseus - Publishing Business publishing imprints include Avalon Travel, Basic Books, Basic Civitas, Da Capo Press, Da Capo Lifelong Books, PublicAffairs, Running Press, Seal Press, and Westview Press, as well as partnerships with The Economist, The Nation Institute, and The Weinstein Company.

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