New York, N.Y., May 15, 2002—Aspen Publishers, a division of Wolters Kluwer, has acquired Charles D. Spencer & Associates, one of the country's oldest and leading providers of information serving the worldwide employee health and pension benefits market. Spencer was represented in the transaction by the investment banking firm of Whitestone Communications, Inc.
Spencer publishes extensive proprietary information on benefits in print and electronic formats that reaches more than 100,000 executives through paid individual, controlled and bulk subscriptions in the U.S. and abroad. Lead publications include:
Founded over 40 years ago, Aspen Publishers serves the information needs of professionals in the areas of law, business, education and healthcare. Aspen provides analysis and practical information in the form of manuals, texts, journals, newsletters, electronic products. Aspen Publishers owns Loislaw, provider of online primary source material for legal research, and Aspen imprints include Aspen Law & Business; Bureau for Business Professionals; Emanuel Publishing; Harcourt Professional Publications; IFI Claims; Panel Publishers; and Resources for Educators.
