About Whitestone

Founded in 1994, Whitestone has developed an outstanding reputation representing both buyers and sellers of companies. As a specialized investment bank, Whitestone serves as a trusted intermediary and broker. Whitestone's broad experience includes transactions of all sizes with mergers and acquisitions involving many of the publishing industry's largest businesses.

Dun & Bradstreet
Thomson Corporation
Wolters Kluwer
Reed-Elsevier
ChoicePoint
McGraw-Hill

Whitestone Communications professionally and expertly represents buyers and sellers of companies, divisions and product lines. Whitestone clients benefit greatly from the firm's extensive experience in handling a range of transactions. Whitestone knows the key issues its clients should be considering in the process and readily develops solutions to insure a satisfactory transaction.

Sellers can rely on Whitestone to achieve the maximum price for their businesses while completing their sales in a prompt and confidential manner.
Buyers can depend on Whitestone to bring forward strategically important, quality acquisition candidates — Whitestone's goal for buyers is not just to complete an acquisition, but to complete a transaction that the client will find truly beneficial in the long run.

As part of its services, Whitestone publishes Who's Buying Whom, the most complete reference on mergers and acquisitions in the publishing, information and training industries. Who's Buying Whom reports on every acquisition and divestiture as well as joint ventures, some 1,500 transactions per year, in the industries it covers.

Whitestone assists its clients in achieving their goals by providing proven strategic guidance. Whitestone works closely with each client to develop the best solution for the needs and desired outcome.

Whitestone enjoys wide recognition for its industry expertise and its leadership is regularly relied upon by the press for information regarding the publishing, information and training industries.