Gill & Macmillan have acquired the Carroll Education Primary Schools list. The acquisition will bring several classic primary titles into the Gill & Macmillan fold including; Bualadh Bos, Léimis le Chéile, Mad4Maths and Lift Off!

Speaking about the acquisition Dermot O’Dwyer, Managing Director of Gill & Macmillan said “We are excited about this opportunity to increase substantially our profile in the fast growing primary schools market in Ireland.”

The deal also sees a major change at Gill & Macmillan as Jonathan Saint, Managing Director and Publisher of Carroll Education moves to Gill & Macmillan as Publisher: Primary Schools from 4 May 2010.

Carroll Education will provide sales representation for the newly combined primary list a new development for Gill & Macmillan .