Tantor Media
Tantor Media Acquired By Recorded Books
Tantor Media, Inc., based in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, ("Tantor") has sold 100% of its stock to Recorded Books, a portfolio company of Wasserstein & Co., LP. Carter Morse & Mathias served as Tantor's exclusive financial advisor for the transaction, which closed on December 31, 2014. Terms of the all-cash transaction were not disclosed.Tantor, founded in 2000, is one of the largest independent audiobook publishers in the United States, producing titles across a broad array of categories. Tantor's extensive catalog of titles includes Man Booker, Pulitzer, and National Book Award winners, as well as countless New York Times bestsellers. Tantor's proprietary title selection processes and innovative audiobook production software have enabled the company to grow aggressively. Tantor titles are available through all major retailers, distributors and on tantor.com.
Recorded Books
Carter Morse & Goodrich
Located in Southport, Connecticut, Carter Morse & Goodrich is a boutique M&A advisory firm that specializes in representing closely-held and family businesses valued between $20 million and $200 million. CMG specializes in helping owners of leading companies in unique and niche markets to plan, prepare, execute, and close successful transactions that maximize shareholder value. We fully understand and appreciate the unique dynamics of closely-held and family businesses and the importance of their legacies. While CMG provides a full range of investment banking services such as business sales and divestitures, equity and debt capital raises, acquisition services and pre-transaction advisory services, our primary focus is representing sellers who are pursuing their once-in-a-lifetime M&A transactions. For more than 30 years, the combination of our hands-on approach, senior banker attention, strategic guidance, seamless transaction execution and extensive network of domestic and international resources has enabled us to become a trusted advisor to hundreds of business owners. CMG's Broker/Dealer affiliate, Carter Capital Corporation, is a FINRA member firm registered with the SEC and SIPC. For more information, please visit us online at: www.cartermorse.com
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