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Hachette UK Buys Welbeck Publishing Group

U.K.-based Welbeck Publishing was formed in 2019 by publishing veterans Mark Smith, whose credits include cofounding and serving as CEO of Quercus Books, and Marcus Leaver, one-time CEO of Sterling Publishing and Quarto Group. Sales in 2022 are expected to top £25million. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK’s Welbeck Publishing Group To Publish in Australia, New Zealand

Anticipating producing 50 titles per year from Australia, Welbeck's Marcus Leaver and Mark Smith are partnering with retailer Tony Nash. The post The UK’s Welbeck Publishing Group To Publish in Australia, New Zealand appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-07-22 21:24:52 UTC ]
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Welbeck Publishing primed for fiction push

After the buyout of Carlton Books, Mark Smith and Marcus Leaver will look to fiction to build on the publisher’s non-fiction base. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-11 02:23:42 UTC ]
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Leaver and Smith set up new venture, buy Carlton Books

Publishers Mark Smith and Marcus Leaver have set up a new publishing group and acquired Carlton Books. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smith, Leaver Form New Company, Buy Carlton Books

Mark Smith and Marcus Leaver, two publishing veterans with lots of trans-Atlantic publishing experience, have formed a new U.K.-based company, which has already made the first of what the two said are likely to be several acquisitions. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leaver joins Trigger as chairman

Marcus Leaver is to make a return to publishing as chairman of the mental health publisher Trigger. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Raccah and Leaver to deliver FutureBook afternoon keynotes

Dominique Raccah, publisher and chief executive of US business Sourcebooks, and Marcus Leaver, former chief executive of the Quarto Group, are to give afternoon keynotes at FutureBook Live, The Bookseller's publishing conference, to be held in London on 30th November. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bresh resigns as Quarto c.f.o.

Days after Marcus Leaver's resignation as chief executive of illustrated publisher Quarto, the company's chief financial officer Carolyn Bresh has now resigned with immediate effect. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leaver resigns as Quarto c.e.o.

Marcus Leaver has resigned as chief executive from the Quarto Group with immediate effect. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Notables of the Year: Marcus Leaver

Following record revenue of over $182 million in 2015, Quarto posted an 8% sales increase in the first half of 2016 over the comparable period of 2015, and CEO Marcus Leaver is hopeful that the publisher will have a fourth straight year of sales increases in 2016. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Solid' Quarto half-year revenues rise 1%

The chief executive of The Quarto Group, Marcus Leaver, said the company achieved a “solid” set of results in the first half of the year, with revenues rising 1% compared to the same period a year earlier. For the six months ending 30th June 2015, revenues totalled $66.2m (£42.4m), 1% higher... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reorganisation pays off for Quarto

The Quarto Group has “started to deliver” after its reorganisation in 2013, c.e.o. Marcus Leaver said, as the company revealed profits grew in 2014. In 2013 the company rebranded Aurum Publishing Group as Quarto Publishing Group UK, while the Quayside Publishing Group became Quarto Publishing... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto: 'steady progress in 2014'

Illustrated book publisher Quarto made “steady progress in 2014 despite a tough first half to the year”, c.e.o. Marcus Leaver has said in a trading update. Reporting on the year ending 31st December 2014, the publisher said that it had reduced debt and had seen “organic growth”. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto hires Dwyer for human resources

The Quarto Group has appointed Sally Dwyer into the newly created role of group director of people. Starting with immediate effect, Dwyer will be responsible for Quarto’s human resources strategy across its businesses in the UK, the US, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand. Dwyer joins Quarto... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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