International scholarly publisher Brill has completed the acquisition of Ferdinand Schöningh and Wilhelm Fink, including the imprint Konstanz University Press.
The Germany based publishing houses have an annual turnover of more than € 3 million. The acquisition is accretive and will strengthen Brill's program in History, Theology, Literature and Cultural Studies, Media Studies and Philosophy. The publishing list comprises a catalogue of 5,500 books and over 300 new titles per year as well as 7 journals.
Brill has appointed Jörg Persch as Managing Director of Schöningh and Fink. He will be responsible for the publishing program and local management. After 13 years Persch is leaving Vandenhoek & Ruprecht, where he was Publishing Director for Theology and Religion as well as Managing Director of their US subsidiary in Bristol, Connecticut.
Brill has its headquarters in Leiden and will maintain the office location in Paderborn, Germany, in addition to the offices in Boston and Singapore. Ordering and customer service of Ferdinand Schöningh, Wilhelm Fink and Konstanz University Press will continue as usual through their distributor Brockhaus Commission in Stuttgart, Germany.
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