Hal Leonard, the music-print company, has acquired CMP Technology's Backbeat Books division, a leading publisher of music reference books. Under the terms of the deal, Hal Leonard will own the ...

Hal Leonard Corp. said Monday that it has purchased Backbeat Books, a San Francisco division of CMP Technology L.L.C. in a deal that adds about 200 publications to the Hal Leonard catalog.

The titles are divided into five imprints: the Hal Leonard imprint (which will be rolled into R&L following the acquisition); Applause Theatre & Cinema Books; Amadeus Press; Backbeat Books ...

Rowman & Littlefield has acquired a number of book trade imprints and titles from the Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group (HLPAPG), a Milwaukee-based independent publisher specialised in ...

Milwaukee sheet music publisher Hal Leonard LLC has completed its biggest acquisition ever, paying more than $50 million for the largest sheet music firm in Europe. Joining Hal Leonard is the ...