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DA acquires library division of Foreign Language Bookshop
DA Information Services has announced it has acquired The Foreign Language Bookshop's library division. The division, now called Languages Direct, supplies LOTE (Languages Other Than Englis...
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Redundancies at New Holland UKNew Holland has announced seven redundancies in its UK office. ‘We were already having a difficult year, due to the absence of a fully staffed rights team in late 2...
Borders purchase: ARW to complete 'full strategic review' before any integration
Angus & Robertson Whitcoulls (ARW), which announced on Friday that it will acquire 100% of Borders' Australia/New Zealand/Singapore operations, will need to ‘complete a full strategic review...
ARW buys Borders after all!
Less than three months after saying it was 'unlikely' such a deal would go ahead ARW has announced it will acquire 100% of Borders Australia/New Zealand/Singapore businesses--which includes 30 Borders...
Wooldridges acquires Education House
Perth-based educational supplier Wooldridges has announced its acquisition of Education House, which supplies textbook and school resources in Western Australia. ‘The acquisition of Educat...
Pearson buys Tertiary Press
Pearson Education has acquired Swinburne University's publishing arm, Tertiary Press. ‘It is a pretty simple story,' said Pearson Education's managing director, David Barnett. ‘Swinbu...
BBC defends Lonely Planet deal
The BBC has been forced to defend its purchase of Lonely Planet after attacks in the UK Parliament and concerns by competitors.
PEP launches bid for Borders
Pacific Equity Partners, the private equity owners of Angus & Robertson in Australia and Whitcoull's in New Zealand, has lodged an ‘indicative bid' for the 24 Borders stores in both cou...
Branson to buy Borders UK?
While Borders in Australia goes about its 'business as usual', according to managing director John Campradt, speculation on possible buyers for the chain's UK operations is in full swing. ...
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