Article: HM Capital's Bolt-On Buy.(News)

Byline: Avram Davis

Canpages Inc., a Vancouver, Canada-headquartered platform company of HM Capital Partners, acquired PhoneGuide, a print and online directories unit of Stafford, Texas-based ypOne Publishing.

The PhoneGuide unit of ypOne Publishing focuses on businesses and companies based in Ontario, Canada. The company hopes the transaction will strengthen search capabilities in specialized and local markets.

The bolt-on acquisition follows on the back of a series of previous investments that HM Capital - formerly known as Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst - made into the publishing space. Earlier this year, the firm acquired two other local ...

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