M&A Deal Summary

Lion Rock Group Acquires Regent Publishing Services

On March 23, 2017, Lion Rock Group acquired publishing company Regent Publishing Services from Quarto Group for 54M HKD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lion Rock Group’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Lion Rock Group’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Lion Rock Group’s 1st transaction in China.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-03-23
Target Regent Publishing Services
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Lion Rock Group
Sellers(s) Quarto Group
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 54M HKD

Target

Regent Publishing Services

Hong Kong, China
Regent Publishing Services Ltd. is a provider of publishing services. Regent Publishing Services Ltd. was established in 1985 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Lion Rock Group

Hong Kong, China

Category Company
Founded 2011
Sector Business Services
Employees1,771
Revenue 2.6B HKD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Lion Rock Group is a provider of printing services to publishers and print media companies. Presently, Lion Rock group has 30 offices and manufacturing sites worldwide. Lion Rock Group was founded in 2011 and is based in Hong Kong, China.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (China) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Quarto Group

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1976
Sector Publishing
Employees300
Revenue 141M GBP (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Quarto Group is an non-fiction book publisher and distribution group. Quarto creates and owns proprietary content, publishing books from a diverse portfolio of imprints that are creatively independent and expert in developing long-lasting content across specific niches of interest. Quarto Group was founded in 1976 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (China) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
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