Wonderbly Acquires Historic Newspapers
October 1, 2023
Graphite Capital portfolio company Wonderbly has acquired Historic Newspapers, the global market leader in personalised newspaper-based gifting. The deal expands Wonderbly's product offering into adult gifting and integrates Historic Newspapers' archive content to accelerate growth beyond children's personalised books.
- Buyers
- Wonderbly
- Targets
- Historic Newspapers
- Platforms
- Wonderbly
- Industry
- E-Commerce
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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