M&A Deal Summary

Pandora Books Acquires Badger Publishing

On January 6, 2009, Pandora Books acquired retailer Badger Publishing from The Educational Company of Ireland - Edco

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Pandora Books’ 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Pandora Books’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2009-01-06
Target Badger Publishing
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Pandora Books
Sellers(s) The Educational Company of Ireland - Edco
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Badger Publishing

Stevenage, United Kingdom
Badger Publishing was a seller of books to schools since 1989. Badger Publishing was based in Stevenage, United Kingdom.

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Buyer

Pandora Books

Norfolk, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

Pandora Books is a distributor of book collections to schools. Recognizing the time pressures that teachers are under and the lack of time to spend comparing and choosing the most suitable books, Pandora offers book collections that cover a wide range of reading abilities and meet all the criteria of the National Curriculum and the National Literacy Strategy. Pandora Books was founded in 1989 and is based in Norfolk, United Kingdom.


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SELLER

The Educational Company of Ireland - Edco

Dublin, Ireland

Category Company
Founded 1910
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

The Educational Company of Ireland - Edco is an educational publisher focused on providing educational content, through textbooks, revision books, exam papers, e-books and ancillary materials. Edco was formed in 1910 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.


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