Hachette Book Group - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Hachette Book Group M&A Summary

Hachette Book Group has acquired 4 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years.

Hachette Book Group has acquired in 2 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include publishing (100%).

Hachette Book Group Business Overview

Where is Hachette Book Group headquartered?

Hachette Book Group is headquartered in New York, New York.

What sector is Hachette Book Group in?

Hachette Book Group is a publishing company.

When was Hachette Book Group founded?

Hachette Book Group was founded in 1837.

M&A Summary

M&A Total Activity4
- M&A Buy Activity4
Total Sectors Invested 1
Total Countries Invested 1
M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Hachette Book Group, Inc.

237 Park Avenue,
New York, New York 10017
United States,
(212) 364-1200
www.hachettebookgroup.com

Hachette Book Group is a major trade publisher based in New York and a division of Hachette Livre, the third-largest trade and educational publisher in the world. HBG publishes under the divisions of Little, Brown and Company, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, Grand Central Publishing, Orbit, Hachette Books, Hachette Nashville, and Hachette Audio. HBG also provides a wide range of custom distribution, fulfillment, digital and sales services to third party publishers, including Harry N. Abrams, Amazing People Club, Chronicle Books, Disney Book Group, Gildan Media, Hearst Magazine.

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year		≤ '20	'21	'22	'23	'24	'25	T
Buy (0.4/yr)	#	2	1	-	-	1	-	4
Sell (0.0/yr)	#	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
								4

Most Recent M&A

Company	Date	Value	Type
Union Square & Co., LLC	2024-11-18	-	Divestiture
New York, New York · www.unionsquareandco.com
Workman Publishing Co., Inc.	2021-08-16	-	Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.workman.com
Perseus - Publishing Business	2016-03-01	-	Divestiture
, United States
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc.	2014-11-20	-	Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.blackdogandleventhal.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector		Buy #	Value	Sell #	Value
Publishing		4 (100%)	-	-	-
Total		4	-	-	-

By Geo

State/Country		Buy	Value	Sell	Value
United States		4	-	-	-
	New York	3	-	-	-
Total		4	-	-	-

M&A Connections

		Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)	50%	2 (50%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Publishing

Established

1837

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