Consortium of buyout firms considering counter offer for media group Informa - July 15, 2008
Several of the world's largest buyout firms are reportedly considering a counter bid for media company Informa Plc, UK. At a recently held function, dealmakers from KKR, Blackstone and Permira openly talked about how the firms may make an offer for Informa to rival the 506 pence-per-share approach submitted by… Read More
Wiley Higher Education acquires Business and Modern Language list from Cengage Learning - July 14, 2008
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced that it has acquired a list of Business and Modern Language textbooks and learning materials from print and digital information services provider Cengage Learning, US. Cengage Learning agreed to divest the works in connection with the Justice… Read More
WK Health and Amirsys announce new book and eBook agreement - July 11, 2008
Medical information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, and imaging informatics provider Amirsys, Inc., US, has announced a new book and eBook agreement. The deal will combine the growing Amirsys brand with the Lippincott Williams & Wilkins brand and global sales and marketing reach. It… Read More
Emerald collaborates with academic institutions to send journal archives to emerging economies - July 11, 2008
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, is collaborating with several academic institutions to send journal archives to universities in Africa. This initiative was launched to encourage the recycling and reuse of past publications that may still be of use to students and… Read More
BMJ Journals and Paediatric and Perinatal Drug Therapy announce publishing agreement - July 10, 2008
BMJ Journals, a division of The BMJ Group, has announced a new publishing deal with Paediatric and Perinatal Drug Therapy (PPDT). Under the deal, the journal will transfer to BMJ Journals from its current publisher - Informa Healthcare - from July 2008. BMJ Journals will help… Read More
Earthscan acquires ‘Architectural Science Review’ journal from Sydney University - July 10, 2008
Independent publisher Earthscan, UK, has announced the acquisition of the Architectural Science Review journal from the University of Sydney, Australia. Founded by Professor Henry Cowan in 1958, Architectural Science Review is in its 51st volume. The journal seeks to cover all areas of architectural science including… Read More
SPARC Europe signs agreement with Driver to jointly promote repositories - July 9, 2008
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) Europe and European Digital Repository Research Infrastructure (Driver) have signed an agreement to work together for promoting repositories. The cooperation is seen to help progress and enhance the provision, visibility and application of European research… Read More
Collexis Holdings, JISC Collections agreement to help widen access to essential biomedical research in the UK - July 9, 2008
Knowledge management and discovery software developer Collexis Holdings, Inc., US, has announced an agreement with JISC Collections for an online resource, which aims to encourage greater collaboration and expand scientific knowledge amongst the biomedical research community in the UK. Under the deal,… Read More
Boston Ventures acquires Oakstone Publishing - July 8, 2008
Private equity firm Boston Ventures, US, has announced the acquisition of Oakstone Publishing, US, from Haights Cross Communications. Oakstone publishes professional reference and continuing education materials for physicians, educators and human resource professionals. Nancy McMeekin, President and CEO of Oakstone Publishing, will… Read More
National Research Council of Canada joins multilateral alliance for governance of global science gateway - July 7, 2008
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has joined a multilateral alliance to govern a quickly growing online access point to the world's research information - WorldWideScience.org. Officials representing 38 countries recently met in Seoul, Korea, to move WorldWideScience.org from a partnership-based… Read More
