MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., January 1, 2009 — Jeffrey Hayes, President
and CEO of CPP, Inc., announced today the sale of its Davies-Black® Publishing
division to Nicholas Brealey Publishing of London and Boston. Davies-Black Publishing
specializes in books about business and career management.
Davies-Black Publishing has established its place as a well-known name in cutting
edge business and career topics with emphasis on leadership and management, organization
development, human resource development, career management, and professional improvement.
The list of titles is widely respected internationally, and its books have been
translated into more than 23 languages around the world.
“Brealey’s publishing programs for business, coaching, management, and leadership
provide an excellent environment that will benefit all of our authors. Their background
and history as a strong independent business publisher are a great fit for the Davies-Black
list,” stated Mr. Hayes.
Since its launch thirteen years ago, Davies-Black’s editorial criteria has been
to select books that reflect the latest thinking and practice specialized in the
business and career subject categories. Some of its most recognized titles include
Co-Active Coaching, The Next Level, What's Your Type of Career?, and Optimizing
the Power of Action Learning.
The list of more than 114 titles has been recognized with many awards including:
the Benjamin Franklin Award (IBPA), Winner, Best Career Book, U R a Brand!; Academy
of Human Resource Development Book of the Year Award, Leveraging the New Human Capital;
and ForeWord Magazine business book gold winners, Bridging the Boomer-Xer Gap and
Careerpreneurs.
Book trade distribution in the U.S. and Canada for the Davies-Black list will continue
to be handled by National Book Network who has served both the Davies-Black and
Nicholas Brealey Publishing programs for many years.
The transaction was handled by The Fisher Company, an investment banking firm based
in Arizona that specializes in publishing and media companies www.thefishercompany.com.
About CPP, Inc.
Since its founding in 1956, CPP, Inc. (formerly Consulting Psychologists Press)
based in Mountain View, California has become the leading publisher and provider
of innovative products and services for professionals focused on meeting individual
and organizational development needs..
Among CPP's world-renowned brands are the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®
(MBTI®) instrument, Strong Interest Inventory® instrument,
Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI), FIRO-B® instrument, CPI
260® instrument, and California Psychological Inventory™ (CPI™) instrument.
The company's hundreds of unique offerings have been used by millions of individuals
in more than 50 countries to help people and organizations grow and develop by improving
performance and increasing understanding. For more information about CPP, see www.cpp.com.
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Founded in the UK in 1992, Nicholas Brealey Publishing is an award-winning independent
press with an international reputation for innovative books in business and finance,
self-help and popular psychology, travel writing and crossing cultures. Its imprints
include Nicholas Brealey International and Intercultural Press. Major subjects include
leadership and management, global business best practices, expatriate living, a
wide variety of country/culture guides as well as writing and the curiosity of the
English language. Find out more about Nicholas Brealey Publishing at www.nicholasbrealey.com.