Castle Harlan has sold Baker & Taylor, a distributor of books, video and music products, to Follett Corporation. Castle Harlan Partners IV, LP acquired Baker & Taylor in July 2006 in a transaction valued at $455 million. Baker & Taylor is a distributor of physical and electronic books, videos, music products and a provider of […]
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Castle Harlan Acquires Book Wholesalers
Baker & Taylor, a distributor of books and digital media to libraries and a portfolio company of Castle Harlan, has acquired certain assets of Book Wholesalers, Inc. from Follett Corporation. Book Wholesalers is a provider of children’s and young adult books in both print and digital formats to public libraries. Products include books, graphic novels, […]