Elsevier Acquires William Andrew

WALTHAM, MA — Elsevier, an international publisher of science and health information, has acquired the publishing assets of William Andrew, a scientific-technical publisher of handbooks, references, and databases in applied engineering.

Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton represents Elsevier as outside counsel and advised the company in connection with the structuring, negotiation and documentation of the acquisition. Joseph C. Marrow was the lead attorney for the transaction.

Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. Working in partnership with the global science and health communities, Elsevier’s 7,000 employees in over 70 offices worldwide publish more than 2,000 journals and 1,900 new books per year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products, such as External link Science Direct, External link MDConsult, External link Nursing Consult, External link Scopus, bibliographic databases, and online reference works.

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