M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2015-02-20 |
| Target | Baker & Taylor - Warehouse Club Business |
| Sector | Distribution |
| Buyer(s) | Readerlink Distribution Services |
| Sellers(s) | Baker & Taylor |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1962 |
| Sector | Distribution |
Readerlink Distribution Services LLC is the largest full-service distributor of hardcover, trade and paperback books to non-trade channel booksellers in North America, including the biggest names in retail across multiple retail channels.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 2 |
| Sector: Distribution M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 2 of 2 |
| Country: United States M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Year: 2015 M&A | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-20 |
Baker & Taylor Publishing Group
United States Baker & Taylor Publishing Group publishes books under three imprints – Silver Dolphin Books, Thunder Bay Press (also includes the literature series, Canterbury Classics) and Portable Press. |
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Baker & Taylor Corp. is a supplier of books, videos (DVDs/VHS) and music to both the institutional and retail markets. The institutional market consisted primarily of public libraries, school libraries (K-12) and academic (college and post graduate) libraries. Retail markets included national chains, online retailers, independent book, video and music stores and non-traditional book retailers.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 3 |
| Sector: Distribution M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 3 of 3 |
| Country: United States M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Year: 2015 M&A | 3 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-20 |
YBP Library Services
Contoocook, New Hampshire, United States YBP is a provider of collection management and technical services to academic, research and special libraries worldwide. |
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