The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. acquired Appleton & Lange
June 1, 1999
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May 17, 1999 — Pearson plc, the international media company, has agreed the first of the planned disposals of a number of its reference and business & professional publishing operations. Medical publisher, Appleton & Lange, is to be sold to The McGraw Hill Companies for $46m.
About Appleton & Lange
Appleton & Lange publishes medical texts, periodicals, software and custom education products for the academic, clinical and consumer marketplace.
About The McGraw-Hill Companies
McGraw-Hill is a leading information provider. The company publishes Business Week and many other consumer and trade magazines. Subsidiary Standard & Poor’s is a leading furnisher of corporate credit ratings and also publishes directories of corporate information.