Bloomsbury, an independent publisher, completed the acquisition of academic publishing business from Rowman & Littlefield, a privately-owned independent publisher, for $83m. "This acquisition is a game-changer for Bloomsbury. Rowman & Littlefield is one of the few independent US academic publishers of such scale and it is great that our discussions with Jed Lyons have led to this acquisition. Their 40k academic titles added to ours will make us a significant US academic publisher, growing Bloomsbury's academic and digital publishing presence in North America, opening new markets and publishing areas to Bloomsbury, and is a key milestone in the delivery of our long-term growth strategy," Nigel Newton, Bloomsbury Chief Executive.