M&A Deal Summary

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Acquires Globe Pequot Press

On May 22, 2014, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group acquired publishing company Globe Pequot Press from Morris Publishing Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group’s 1st transaction in Connecticut.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-05-22
Target Globe Pequot Press
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group
Sellers(s) Morris Publishing Group
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Globe Pequot Press

Guilford, Connecticut, United States
Globe Pequot Press, Inc. is a book publisher and distributor of outdoor recreation and leisure titles.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group

Lanham, Maryland, United States
Category Company
Founded 1949
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an independent book publishers. Rowman & Littlefield offers scholarly books and journals for the academic market.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Connecticut) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 3
Year (2014) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-02 Gooseberry Patch

Lanham, Maryland, United States

Gooseberry Patch Co. is a publisher of cookbooks, calendars, organizers and craft ideas.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Morris Publishing Group

Augusta, Georgia, United States
Category Company
Sector Publishing
Employees1,641
DESCRIPTION

Morris Publishing Group LLC is a publisher of newspapers.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Connecticut) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2014) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-01-01 Globe Pequot Press

Guilford, Connecticut, United States

Globe Pequot Press, Inc. is a book publisher and distributor of outdoor recreation and leisure titles.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-16 The Santa Clarita Valley Signal

Santa Clarita, California, United States

The Santa Clarita Valley Signal is a provider of local and breaking news. The Santa Clarita was established in 1919 and is based in Santa Clarita, California.

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