Bloomsbury Acquires Osprey Publishing

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Monday said it has completed the acquisition of Osprey Publishing Ltd, an Oxford-based military and natural history publisher, from private equity ownership for GBP4.6 million in cash and shares.

In a statement, Bloomsbury said it acquired the publisher from The Third Alcuin Fund LP, a fund managed by Alcuin Capital Partners LLP, which specialises in making growth capital investments and supporting management buy-outs in smaller-middle market companies based in the UK.