IndustryWatch - Acquisition activity in the book publishing industry was re-ignited by troubled Vivendi's plan to sell publishing operations in a move to slash debt. While the properties look good and consolidation has run strong in book publishing, there's a question of how well they will sell in the current market. Financial buyers may seize the opportunity.
Year of publication:
2002
Published in:
Mergers & acquisitions. - New York, NY : Investment Dealers' Digest, ISSN 0026-0010, ZDB-ID 8628555. - Vol. 37.2002, 11, p. 20-21