Little, Brown UK Buys Piatkus Little, Brown UK signed an agreement on Friday to acquire Piatkus Books, which will continue as an “independent imprint” within the group. Judy Piatkus will remain with the unit until the end of the year, and then will retire. Founded in 1979, Piatkus has annual sales of over $20 million (while Little, Brown has sales of over $100 million.) Piatkus will remain in its current offices until the end of October, when they will move into LB’s new offices by the Thames. With 28 employees at Piatkus, “Little, Brown will be asking the majority of […]
