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WPP announces that its wholly-owned operating company Wunderman, has acquired a majority stake in Mayko Trading Pty Ltd (trading as “Bienalto”)

Technology media company TechTarget today announces it has acquired the websites and product offerings of LeMagIT

WPP announces that its wholly-owned operating company GroupM, has agreed to acquire Filmworks China, a leading entertainment marketing agency in China

WPP announces that its wholly-owned operating company GroupM, has agreed to acquire Filmworks China, a leading entertainment marketing agency in China

Private equity firm Apax is in talks with Guardian Media Group (GMG) about potentially buying the newspaper group’s stake in Trader Media Group, the publisher of Auto Trader, in a deal that could raise up to £600m

NewBay Media LLC announced today that it has acquired Intent Media Limited (UK)

NewBay announced today that it has acquired Intent Media Limited (“Intent”). Intent, based in the U.K., produces business publications, websites and events within the entertainment, technology and leisure markets

ITE Group has acquired a minority shareholding in the Indian exhibition organiser, Asian Business Exhibitions & Conferences Ltd (ABEC). ITE purchased 28.3% of ABEC shares from a Qatari investment bank, QInvest and has an arrangement to increase its shareholding in future. ABEC is one of India’s leading exhibition businesses, running 19 exhibitions across 11 vertical […]

Diversified’s Pri-Med Division Acquires Amazing Charts, Developer of Electronic Health Records (EHR), to bring Continuing Medical Education to Point of Care

Peter Rigby is one of the great survivors among European media company chiefs. He became CEO of what is now Informa Plc in 1989, the year when: Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web, Time Inc merged with Warner Brothers, and Alan Bond’s media-to-brewing group became Australia’s largest ever bankruptcy. It was also the year […]

Penton Media adds to its agriculture information business with acquisition of Farm Progress from Fairfax Media

Advanstar Global has acquired ENK International’s portfolio of fashion events across the US, Europe and Asia.

Messe Düsseldorf Group, Organiser of the Leading fair ProWein, and China International Exhibitions, a member of Allworld Exhibitions and Organiser of FHC China, agree Cooperation. The collaboration launched with the extremely successful ProWine Tasting Zone at FHC China 2012 is now to be exceeded as from 2013. 13 to 15 November 2013 will see ProWine China held for the first time now, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC).

Calera Capital, a private equity group, is the new owner of Competitor Group, owner of endurance brands Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathons, VeloNews, Triathlete Magazine, Muddy Buddy, Competitor Magazine, TriRock triathlon series and VeloPress publishing

Axel Springer Digital Classifieds acquires a majority interest in Belgian property portal Immoweb.be

WPP announces that its wholly owned operating company, GroupM, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Netbooster Asia

WPP announces that its wholly owned operating company, GroupM, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Netbooster Asia

Promoto, the owner of the International Dirt Bike Show, has announced that it has signed a buyout deal with Mortons Media Group

Tarsus Group plc, the international business-to-business media group, has agreed to acquire Turkish exhibition organiser CYF Fuarcılık A.Ş. for a maximum consideration of TL18 million (approximately £6.2 million)

WPP announces that its wholly-owned operating company Grey Group, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in ArtM Communications Group, a leading full service integrated communications agency in China