M&A Deal Summary

Springer Acquires Bohn Stafleu van Loghum BV

On March 2, 2007, Springer acquired publishing company Bohn Stafleu van Loghum BV from PCM Uitgevers BV

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Springer’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Springer’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-03-02
Target Bohn Stafleu van Loghum BV
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Springer
Sellers(s) PCM Uitgevers BV
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Bohn Stafleu van Loghum BV

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bohn Stafleu van Loghum BV operates in the healthcare publishing market in the Netherlands. With its multimedia products, books and journals, BSL serves healthcare professionals, including general practitioners, specialists, dentists, paramedical staff and nurses as well as mental health and social workers.

Search 214,239 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try Free

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Springer

Heidelberg, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1842
Sector Publishing
Employees6,200
Revenue 875M EUR (2013)
DESCRIPTION

Springer is a global publishing company specializing in scientific, technical, and medical (STM) literature, publishing books, e-books, and peer-reviewed journals across various academic fields including science, humanities, and medicine. Springer was founded in 1842 and is based in Heidelberg, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector: Publishing M&A 1 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-01-01 FORUM Institut für Management

Heidelberg, Germany

FORUM is a provider of European professional training institutes for specialists and managers in the business world. FORUM offers a broad range of seminars and conferences for various professional groups. Key segments are commercial law, company law, pharma, finance and accounting, IT, human resources and labor law as well as office management.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-10-07 BioMed Central Limited

London, United Kingdom

BMC is the largest open access provider in the world with over 180 peer-reviewed journals. BioMed Central’s flagship journals include Journal of Biology, BMC Biology, BMC Medicine, Malaria Journal, BMC Bioinformatics and Genome Biology.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

PCM Uitgevers BV

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

PCM Uitgevers B.V. is a Dutch publishing company. It produces newspapers, trade books, and educational and professional publications.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Publishing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1