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Align Capital Partners Acquires Counsel Press from Gladstone Investment Corporation

October 24, 2023

Legal Services

Align Capital Partners (ACP) has acquired Counsel Press, Inc., a New York–headquartered, tech-enabled legal process outsourcing provider focused on appellate and litigation support services, from Gladstone Investment Corporation. ACP intends to partner with management to accelerate growth, build a diversified legal services platform and pursue add-on M&A to expand Counsel Press's offerings to law firms and corporate legal departments.

Turner Publishing Company Acquires Prospect Park Books

January 31, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Turner Publishing Company acquired the assets of Prospect Park Books (Altadena, California), including more than 100 existing titles, approximately 11 in-process titles, inventory, imprints and related intellectual property, effective January 31, 2021. Turner will continue to publish under the Prospect Park Books and Tiger Van imprints and move distribution to Ingram Publisher Services; terms were not disclosed.

CJK Group Acquires Allen Press

January 9, 2023

Media & Entertainment

CJK Group, Inc. has acquired the assets of Allen Press, a Lawrence, Kansas-based print and publishing services company. The acquisition adds a Sheridan-branded printing facility (renamed Sheridan Kansas) and folds Allen Press's editorial and content services into KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd., expanding CJK's production footprint and content capabilities for scholarly and association publishers.

Phaidon Acquires The Monacelli Press

February 4, 2020

Media & Entertainment

Phaidon, the global publisher of the creative arts, has acquired The Monacelli Press, a New York–based publisher of illustrated books on architecture, design and the arts. Terms were not disclosed; Monacelli will remain a separate imprint and its staff will relocate to Phaidon's New York office as Phaidon expands its portfolio and category capabilities.

Government Executive Media Group Acquires The Atlas for Cities

December 2, 2020

Government & Public Sector

Government Executive Media Group (GEMG) acquired The Atlas for Cities, an early-stage online community and market intelligence platform for state and local government leaders. The deal was completed with financial support from Growth Catalyst Partners and will expand GEMG's state and local market insights and data capabilities while keeping The Atlas headquartered in San Diego under its existing leadership.

AIP Publishing Acquires University Science Books

February 4, 2021

Education

AIP Publishing, the not-for-profit publishing arm of the American Institute of Physics, has acquired University Science Books (USB), a publisher of upper-level undergraduate and graduate textbooks in the physical sciences. USB will continue to publish under its own imprint as AIP Publishing expands its educational textbook offerings and resources for science educators and students.