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IHS Inc, a leading global source of critical information and insight, today announced the acquisition of Prime Publications Limited

What Investment, What Investment Trust magazines, associated websites – sold by Charterhouse Communications plc to Vitesse Media plc – Two specialist subscription based consumer magazine titles. Deal value undisclosed. Media Mergers brokered the deal on behalf of Charterhouse Communications.

Procon Conferences – Acquired by United Drug (Ireland) plc – Conference management company in the global pharmaceutical market. The deal was brokered by Media Mergers on behalf of private clients. Deal value £5.4m

Motivcom, the marketing and motivation group, has acquired Zibrant, one of the UK’s leading event and motivation companies.

Wilmington Group plc announce the completion of the sale of its non-core businesses in its Design, Construction, Power, Catering, Automotive and Specialist markets to Progressive Media Publications

Springer Science+Business Media has signed an agreement to fully acquire FMC, the leading commercial dental publisher in the United Kingdom.

IMAS Publishing, publisher of TV Technology and other professional audio and video magazines, newspapers and online content, has been acquired after 31 years of ownership by founder Stevan Dana

TechTarget today announced it recently acquired TechnologyGuide.com, Inc., a company with a portfolio of Internet content sites that provide product reviews, price comparisons and user forums for mobile technology products such as laptops and smartphones. Additionally, TechTarget acquired Ajaxian, Inc., a leading Web site and conference which provides content for the community of developers for ” Ajax” (Asynchronous Javascript and XML), a web development technique for creating interactive web applications

TSL Education, the UK’s leading educational publisher, today announces that it has sold Nursery World, and its corresponding website (www.nurseryworld.co.uk) to Haymarket Media Group. Nursery World is the market leader in the sector and is targeted at nursery managers and staff in the UK. The successful 82-year-old publication has a fully paid circulation of over 20,000

Move Creates Global Powerhouse for Aerospace, Defense and Security Insight and Analysis

Homebuyer Events – Privately owned 5 show business acquired by Expomedia plc (AIM) – Series of 5 annual Property Investor and Homebuyer shows around the UK. Turnover £5m. Consideration up to £16m. The deal was brokered by media Mergers on behalf of private clients.

Homebuyer Events – Privately owned 5 show business acquired by Expomedia plc (AIM) – Series of 5 annual Property Investor and Homebuyer shows around the UK. Turnover £5m. Consideration up to £16m. The deal was brokered by media Mergers on behalf of private clients.

Wilmington has completed the sale of the entire issued share capital of WDIS to Optima

TSL Education, the UK’s leading educational publisher, today announces that it has been acquired by Charterhouse Capital Partners for an undisclosed sum. Under the arrangement, the existing management team will be staying with the business to drive through TSL’s plans for growth

In press release today Incisive Media announced the acqustion of VNU Business Publications.This was a back to back transaction from 3i following their acquisition of the Dutch and European publishing interests.

AMP Acquired by John Wiley & Sons (USA) Prescriber and other pharma industry titles including Pharamafile directory. Combined turnover £6m. Deal value undisclosed. Angel Publishing Acquired by Wilmington Three trade titles in UK packaging/converting industry. Deal value undisclosed. Boating Business Acquired by Mercator Communications Single trade title serving the European ports and marina business. Deal value undisclosed. Brewers […]

Press Release: MidOcean Partners and Wasserstein Co., LP today announced an agreement for co-ownership of Prism Business Media, upon completion of Prism’s previously announced acquisition of Penton Media. Under the agreement, MidOcean Partners will acquire a 50% ownership interest in the combined Prism/Penton entity from Wasserstein Co. and its investment partners, Highfields Capital Management and Lexington Partners.

Britain’s leading educational newspaper, the Times Educational Supplement launches in a new format on Friday 10 November boosted by a £5 million revamp that covers the print newspaper and glossy magazine and the www.tes.co.uk TES website.

Penton Media, the once troubled trade publisher, has been sold to Wasserstein & Co., and will be merged with Prism Business Media, creating a new b-to-b giant, with revenue nearing $500 million

CMP Media’s assets include 14 magazines, eight events, numerous supplements and newsletters, custom products and more than 20 online properties