Lafayette Mittelstand Capital has sold Lehmanns Media Group, a leading specialist retailer of scientific publications with sales of EUR 56 million, to Thalia Bücher GmbH. The transaction strengthens Thalia's B2B business by integrating a company that has successfully combined digital and brick-and-mortar retail expertise. During its investment period, Lafayette Mittelstand Capital provided significant support to management in accelerating the transition to digital content and increasing profitability through targeted strategic acquisitions.
Thalia intends to build on this strategic repositioning in promising growth areas such as digital science publishing and open access.
