M&A Deal Summary

The Sheridan Group Acquires PubFactory

On May 30, 2017, The Sheridan Group acquired digital media company PubFactory from O Reilly Media

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Sheridan Group’s 1st transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is The Sheridan Group’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Sheridan Group’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-05-30
Target PubFactory
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) The Sheridan Group
Sellers(s) O Reilly Media
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

PubFactory

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
PubFactory is an online publishing platform for journals, books, and reference works. The PubFactory team has been developing and delivering scholarly publishing technologies since 1999. In 2010, the PubFactory platform officially launched with the deployment of several major Oxford University Press products. This was quickly followed by the International Monetary Fund’s eLibrary and De Gruyter’s journals, books, and database products launching in 2011.

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Buyer

The Sheridan Group

Hunt Valley, Maryland, United States

Category Company
Founded 1915
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

The Sheridan Group is a specialty printer offering a full range of printing and value-added support services.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Digital Media) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

O Reilly Media

Sebastopol, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

O'Reilly Media, Inc. is a provider of online services, magazines, research, and tech conferences.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Digital Media) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-19 Katacoda

London, United Kingdom

Katacoda is an interactive technology platform that enables hands-on learning. Katacoda is based in London, United Kingdom.

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