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World of Books

E-commerce·UK·Active·5yr hold

World of Books is a TMT company, headquartered in United Kingdom.

Entry
2021
Hold
5yr
Status
Active
Est. EV
–

Who owns World of Books?

World of Books is currently owned by Livingbridge through Livingbridge 7 (2021 vintage), since 2021. Across its history, World of Books has been through 2 private equity ownership periods, detailed in the timeline below.

Hand-verified · updated 2026-04-21

Livingbridge
Most recent investor
Livingbridge
Livingbridge 7 · 2021 · Growth
2 ownership periods · full history below

Key facts

HQUnited Kingdom
SectorTMT

Ownership history

2 ownership periods

Active
Currently held by Livingbridge since 2021.
Bridges Fund Management
Bridges Fund ManagementExited 2021
2016 · 2021 · Bridges Sustainable Growth Fund III · 2013 · Growth
Trade Sale · to
MOIC
–
Livingbridge
LivingbridgeActive
2021 · present · Livingbridge 7 · 2021 · Growth
MOIC
–

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