The latest acquisition in a busy year for M&A, Hachette UK has purchased illustrated reference book publisher Ilex and will make it part of Octopus. Alastair Campbell, who co-founded Ilex 15 years ago, is retiring from the company, but the rest of the publishing staff will be retained and transferred to London. The Bookseller says that Nielsen Bookscan shows Ilex as having sales of approximately £700,000 in 2013. Their specialty is books on photography and visual media. Octopus chief executive Alison Goff says in the announcement: “We have long-admired the Ilex list for its quality and creativity. The titles Ilex publish are essential reference […]
