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Divestiture · Printing & Publishing · December 2002

THL Partners and 2 others acquire Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.

On December 31, 2002, THL Partners, Bain Capital Private Equity and Blackstone, Inc. acquired Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co., a printing & publishing company in Massachusetts, United States.

Deal at a glance

AnnouncedDecember 31, 2002 TypeDivestiture TargetHoughton Mifflin Harcourt Co. Buyers THL Partners
Bain Capital Private Equity
Blackstone, Inc. SectorPrinting & Publishing LocationMassachusetts, United States ValueMembers only

Target company

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Printing & Publishingsector
-founded
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Buyers (3)

THL Partners Lead
Private equity firm · 86 deals on record
Bain Capital Private Equity Co-investor
Private equity firm · 236 deals on record
Blackstone, Inc. Co-investor
Private equity firm · 297 deals on record
  • 4th transaction for the lead buyer in printing & publishing
  • 10th transaction in United States
86deals, all time
4in this sector
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Questions about this deal

Who acquired Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.?THL Partners, Bain Capital Private Equity and Blackstone, Inc. acquired Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. on December 31, 2002.

What type of deal was it?It was a divestiture in the printing & publishing sector in 2002.

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