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Oxford University Press acquires Grove Dictionaries from Macmillan (Holtzbrinck)
Date: February 2003

(11/02/03) Macmillan and OUP in Grove agreement

The Macmillan Group and Oxford University Press (OUP) agreed today the transfer of the Grove business to OUP with immediate effect. Both parties are working together to ensure a smooth transition.

The flagship Grove publications, The Grove Dictionary of Art and New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, fit extremely well with OUP’s other leading copyrights, the Oxford English Dictionary, the American National Biography, Oxford Reference Online, and the forthcoming Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Together they form a collection of prestigious reference works that have a distinguished history in print form and have moved successfully into the online world.

Richard Charkin, Chief Executive of Macmillan, commented:

“We are delighted that we have been able to find such an excellent home for Grove. We are confident that OUP will be successful in nurturing Grove for the foreseeable future. I would like to thank everyone who has contributed so much to these marvellous scholarly resources over the years.”
 
Henry Reece, Chief Executive of OUP, said:

“The Grove dictionaries are works of scholarship of the first rank.  It is difficult to think of any other books or products in the English language that have a better fit with our reference publishing program than the Grove publications. The Grove brand shares the values associated with the Oxford name.”

The van Tulleken Company advised The Macmillan Group.

 



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