M&A Deal Summary

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Acquires Stackpole Books

On December 17, 2015, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group acquired publishing company Stackpole Books

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group’s 3rd transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group’s 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-12-17
Target Stackpole Books
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Stackpole Books

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Stackpole Books, Inc. is a publisher of books featuring outdoors, sports, history and regional books.

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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 3 of 3
Sector (Publishing) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 3
Year (2015) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS 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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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-30 Book Network Int’l

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Book Network Int’l Ltd. is an international physical and digital book distributor, based in the UK. NBNi’s client service business will stand alongside Ingram’s wide range of digital, physical and print-on-demand solutions to create a premier global services offering.

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