Sudoku bonanza for puzzle book firm

A PUZZLE book firm that cashed in on the craze for the Sudoku number game was bought by the company behind The Beano and The Dandy for £85 million yesterday.

Puzzler Media, which has a 50% share of the British puzzle market, was acquired by DC Thomson after more than doubling in value over the last three-and-a-half years.

It marks a major profit for the management of Puzzler Media, who hold 30% of the company, the rest going to investment firm ABN AMRO.