Associated Book Publishers
In 1958 Methuen was part of the conglomerate Associated Book Publishers (ABP), and for much of the 1970s was known as Eyre Methuen following its absorption of the Eyre & Spottiswoode firm. When ABP was acquired by the Thomson Organization in 1987, it sold off the trade publishing units, including Methuen, to Reed International's Octopus. Reed Elsevier sold off its trade publishing to Random House in 1997, and Methuen bought itself out in 1998.
In 2003, Methuen Publishing purchased the company Politico's Publishing from its owner Iain Dale. In 2006, it sold its notable drama lists to A & C Black for £2.35 million.
The company is currently based in Victoria, London.
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