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Osprey Publishing Acquires Shire Publications

On August 28, 2007, Osprey Publishing acquired publishing company Shire Publications

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Osprey Publishing’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Osprey Publishing’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-08-28
Target Shire Publications
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Osprey Publishing
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Shire Publications

Oxford, United Kingdom
Shire Publications Ltd. publishes paperbacks and history books.

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Buyer

Osprey Publishing

Oxford, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1968
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

Osprey Publishing Ltd. originally focused on military publishing however, more recently, Osprey have expanded their offering into other niche imprints including nature, heritage and custom publishing.

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Sector: Publishing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1
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