Deals

Marcoms giant Dentsu Aegis Network has acquired data-driven programmatic ad company Accordant Media for an undisclosed sum

The publisher of the Guardian and a private equity firm have cashed in £200m of shares in business media firm Ascential

United Kingdom-based provider of employee engagement and customer engagement services will expand Blackhawk’s growing incentives business portfolio

United Kingdom-based provider of employee engagement and customer engagement services will expand Blackhawk’s growing incentives business portfolio

Press Release: Emerald Expositions, LLC (“Emerald”), a leading business-to-business trade show and conference producer, today announced its acquisition of the Swim Collective and Active Collective trade shows, from Shannon Leggett, their founder.

Press Release: Bonnier Corporation, one of the largest special-interest publishing groups in the country, has acquired the Sand Sports Super Show, the world’s premier sand sports trade show and consumer expo, it was announced today by Matt Hickman, vice president of brand strategies, Bonnier Corp. The strategic acquisition solidifies Bonnier Corp.’s leadership in the off-road, sand sports and motorsports segments, complementing the company’s repertoire of renowned publications and events geared toward enthusiast audiences

World Water Works, the show for coastal, waterway and port developments, from ESC international has been acquired by Easyfairs. The most recent edition of the show welcomed more than 300 delegates and 50 exhibitors from sectors including ports and waterways maintenance and construction, dredging, wet and dry infrastructures, hinterland protection and water-related civil engineering for bridges, locks and tunnels

Publishing and events group Ascential has agreed to buy US e-commerce analytics provider One Click Retail in a deal worth more than $44m. One Click Retail provides data analytics to help consumer groups increase online sales, and was founded by former Amazon and Walmart executive Spencer Millerberg

Founded in 2003 and published in print 13 times a year, Wedding Ideas specialises in publishing inspirational and practical products, in print and online, offering real brides ideas and inspiration, whatever their budget, says The Chelsea Magazine Company. Besides the print edition, there is also an accompanying website and social media accounts. Also included in the agreement is The British Wedding Awards – the consumer wedding awards, which are held every year to recognise wedding companies offering exceptional services and products

Press Release: LAS VEGAS – August 12, 2016 – GES, a global full-service provider for live events, announced the acquisition of the business of ON Event Services, LLC, a leading provider of live event audio visual production services that includes audio, video, lighting, mapping and scenic design. In addition, the business produces high-end entertainment events and provides in-house audio visual services to hotels, arenas, and conference centers. This expansion builds on the acquisition of Blitz Communications in the UK (2014) and enables GES in the US to serve more fully the live event needs of clients with industry-leading audio visual and event production services that engage participants and enhance productions

Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC (“Euromoney”), the international online information and events group, and the owner of Metal Bulletin, the global metals and mining price reporting agency, has signed a binding contract to acquire 100% of the shares of FastMarkets

Evgeny Lebedev, the Russian oligarch’s son who owns the Evening Standard and the Independent website, made an offer to buy the Daily Telegraph from the Barclay brothers earlier this year

Press Release: Future plc (LSE: FUTR, “the Group” or “Future”), the international media group and leading digital business, has acquired Next Commerce Pty Ltd (“Next Commerce”), a digital shopping comparison business with operations in Australia and across South East Asia, for an undisclosed cash consideration

LeftField Media today announced it has been acquired by Urban Expositions, a Clarion Events Company. LeftField is a Norwalk-based event organizer with a growing portfolio of consumer events focused on passionate communities around the US, and it now joins the family of Clarion Events. The acquisition will provide LeftField increased capital and infrastructure, while offering Urban Expositions new expertise and market reach in B2C events.

been rebuffed in a £1bn takeover offer for Entertainment One (eOne), owner of hit children’s TV show Peppa Pig, as it looks to extend an acquisition spree aimed at reducing its reliance on volatile advertising income. Canadian film and TV producer and distributor eOne said it had received and rejected a preliminary proposal to buy the company for 236p a share, or £1.01bn in total

The international arm of Japan’s biggest advertising firm Dentsu has agreed to buy a majority stake in Merkle, a US-based digital marketing analytics business, in a deal that values the company at about $1.5bn including debt

Ad tech executives reacted to Monday’s news that Japanese holding company Dentsu Aegis Network acquired a majority stake in Merkle, a CRM and performance marketing agency. Columbia, Md.-based Merkle is one of the largest independent digital agencies. While the terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, Merkle has more than 2,900 employees and reported $436 million […]

Emerald Expositions has acquired The International Gift Exposition in the Smokies (IGES) from M&M Gift Shows

London-based research and events firm Informa has acquired telecommunications industry publisher Light Reading, along with research-oriented counterpart Heavy Reading, from CEO and founder Steve Saunders. Saunders will continue at Informa for a minimum of three years, under the title of digital publisher-in-chief

Press Release: WPP announces that J. Walter Thompson Company, its wholly owned global marketing communications agency, has agreed to acquire iStrategyLabs, LLC (“ISL”), a full service digital agency, in the US