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World Almanac Sold

September 1, 2009
By Michael Cader

The Weekly Reader Publishing Group, a division of Readers Digest since 2007, has sold the World Almanac imprint to Infobase Publishing, for undisclosed terms. Infobase president Mark McDonnell says in the announcement, “There are few names in reference publishing as well-known as the World Almanac, so when we had opportunity to add it to our […]

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Hachette Buys Control of Salter's Company

January 5, 2009
By Michael Cader

In the first acquisition of the year, Hachette Livre has announced the purchase of a controlling interest in Nina Salter’s Editions des Deux Terres, founded in 2002. The line publishes a dozen books a year, focused on literature translated into French (by the likes of Kiran Desai, Julia Glass and Kazuo Ishiguro) and bestselling thrillers […]

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Reed Acknowledges RBI May Not Sell

November 13, 2008
By Michael Cader

In a brief trading update, Reed Elsevier management had this to say about the sale of their b-t-b inesmagaz: “The process of divestment of Reed Business Information is at an advanced stage although in the present economic and credit environment a satisfactory outcome cannot be certain. As part of the process, a consortium of financing […]

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How Badly Does Reed Need RBI Sale?

October 23, 2008
By Michael Cader

The longer the auction for the Reed Business Information goes on, the more the reported price drops, as the economy continues to slide. The latest rumor in the British media has the offering prices heading below 1 billion pounds, against an initial valuation of at least 1.25 billion pounds. The three bidders left are Bain […]

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More Cracks in Reed Sale; Children's Book Purchase Cancelled

October 6, 2008
By Michael Cader

As the hoped-for sale of Reed Business Information’s magazines limps to its third round, Reuters reports that one bank participating in the staple financing package of $1.26 billion has “backed off tentatively,” leaving a potential reduction of $200 in the loans on offer. With “only a few bidders remaining,” they are “re-examining offers amid increasing […]

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Borders Warrants Come Due

September 26, 2008
By Michael Cader

The WSJ reminds readers that the next phase of Borders’ loan-shark deal with Pershing Square Capital Management kicks in October 1. If the bookseller does not have a deal to sell the company–which is increasingly unlikely given the state of capital markets–then Pershing Square acquires warrants to buy another 5.15 million shares (or almost 8 […]

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