{"id":433960,"date":"2011-05-31T23:54:45","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T23:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/31\/publisher-buys-macmillan-ugandan-unit\/"},"modified":"2011-05-31T23:54:45","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T23:54:45","slug":"publisher-buys-macmillan-ugandan-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/31\/publisher-buys-macmillan-ugandan-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Publisher Buys Macmillan Ugandan Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"14.3831775701\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nation.co.ke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/nation180.jpg\" alt=\"The Nation (Nairobi)\" title=\"Visit The Nation (Nairobi)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1 June 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Nairobi \u2014 Publishing firm Moran has acquired Macmillan Uganda Ltd a few months after taking over the majority stake in the Kenyan unit.<\/p>\n<p>Moran Publishers has purchased majority shareholding of the Ugandan operation for an undisclosed amount, as local publishers gain footing in the industry that has seen a number of foreign owned firms disinvest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This sale to Moran Publishers empowers strong and locally-directed educational publishing businesses in Africa. The Ugandan market will provide great opportunities for Moran Publishers to become a substantial presence in East Africa and we will observe their progress with great interest,&#8221; said Macmillan chief executive officer Annette Thomas.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Originally posted here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201105311327.html\" title=\"Publisher Buys Macmillan Ugandan Unit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Publisher Buys Macmillan Ugandan Unit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 1 June 2011 Nairobi \u2014 Publishing firm Moran has acquired Macmillan Uganda Ltd a few months after taking over the majority stake in the Kenyan unit. 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