M&A Deal Summary

RELX Group Acquires Hanley & Belfus

On May 20, 2000, RELX Group acquired publishing company Hanley & Belfus

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is RELX Group’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is RELX Group’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is RELX Group’s 2nd transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2000-05-20
Target Hanley & Belfus
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) RELX Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Hanley & Belfus

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Hanley & Belfus, Inc. is a publisher of medical specialty journals.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

RELX Group

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1903
Sector Information Technology
Employees36,000
Revenue 9.2B GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

RELX Group is a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries. The group serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. Company leverage a deep understanding of our customers to create innovative solutions which combine content and data with analytics and technology in global platforms. It employs approximately 30,000 people of whom almost half are in North America. RELX was founded in 1903 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 16
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 12
State (Pennsylvania) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 4 of 12
Year (2000) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-01-01 Endeavor Information Systems

Des Plaines, Illinois, United States

Endeavor Information Systems Inc. has pioneered the development of advanced library management software systems. In use at more than 1600 institutions worldwide, Endeavor’s full suite of products offer superior functionality coupled with intuitive interfaces that increase usability and efficiency.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-07-25 Miller Freeman Europe

United Kingdom

Miller Freeman Europe is a trade exhibition organizer in Continental Europe, serving the major European markets of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Scandinavia.

Buy £360M