Taylor & Francis agrees to acquire Lawrence Elbaum Associates, Inc

["Acreman, Beverley" <Beverley.Acreman@tandf.co.uk>]

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Taylor & Francis Group

9 October 2006

Informa plc, the leading global information specialists, today 
announces that its Academic & Scientific division (Taylor & 
Francis) has agreed to acquire, subject to the receipt of 
regulatory clearances, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 
Publishers (LEA) of New Jersey.

LEA which publishes more than 100 journal titles and 200 new 
books a year under the imprints of Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 
and The Analytic Press will become a part of Informa's Taylor & 
Francis business. LEA is well known for its extensive range of 
academic titles particularly in behavioural science and 
education, where Taylor & Francis also has core strengths under 
the Routledge and Psychology Press imprints.

Roger Horton, CEO of the Taylor & Francis Group said: "In 
addition to making an excellent fit with our publishing business, 
strategically the acquisition of LEA will significantly support 
our expansion in two important subject areas - psychology and 
education - particularly in the important US market. LEA will be 
a very welcome addition to the Taylor & Francis Group."

Being part of Informa will provide LEA with access to a wider 
range of customers, content and opportunities.  In addition, 
Informa will enable LEA to expand faster into newer and 
progressive digital formats in journals, books and combined 
offerings.

Lawrence Erlbaum, who founded LEA in 1973, said: "I have taken 
great care to build my company into the force in academic 
publishing that it is today. It is now time for LEA to benefit 
from being part of a larger and more global academic publisher, 
and I am pleased that Taylor & Francis and I have come to this 
agreement."

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Library customers should continue to contact LEA direct, but if I 
can be of any assistance in the meantime, please do not hesitate 
to contact me.

Bev Acreman
Global Marketing & Customer Services Director
Taylor & Francis Group