The Brooklyn Brothers — a fast-growing independent known for award-winning “paid” and “owned” media campaigns for brands such as NBC and Pepsi — has been acquired by one of the dominant players in “earned” media, Interpublic public relations division Golin
VNU Exhibitions has announced its acquisition of Aquarama and Pet Asia from UBM Exhibition Singapore Pte Ltd. Aquarama is a trade show covering fish, invertebrates, plants and related accessories
Artexis Easyfairs has expanded its international presence in the packaging event and congress sector with a new organiser acquisition
Disposal could fetch $3bn as group focuses on financial information products and services
Barclay brothers believed to be testing potential City interest in newspaper group
Transaction Combines Time Inc.’s Premium Content, Subscriber and Visitor Data, and Advertising Inventory with Viant’s First-Party Data and Targeting Capabilities
Autometrix publishes two monthly newsstand and subscription titles, Audi Driver and VolksWagen Driver and has two significant events, Audi Driver International incorporating an annual Awards Dinner and Gti International, its flagship event held in July. It also holds a number of track days for enthusiasts across the country
Johnston Press is in advanced talks to buy the i, the cut-price national newspaper owned by Evgeny Lebedev, in a move which multiple sources say will spell the end of the Independent and Independent on Sunday
the magazine business jointly owned by The Guardian’s publisher and private equity group Apax, has floated at 200p a share, giving it a market cap of around £800m. Guardian Media Group, which owns around a third of the business, and Apax, which owns two-thirds, will sell a 25pc stake in the company with shares priced between 200p and 210p.
The business, which owns a raft of business titles including Retail Week and Health Service Journal as well as the Cannes Lions advertising festival, will float on Tuesday for up to £840 million. GMG and Apax will sell up to 20 per cent of their stake with shares priced at between 200p to 210p each
GHG has acquired mobile app developer and digital design company specialising in healthcare, The Lathe LLC in the US
3 Monkeys Communications, one of the UK’s biggest independent PR shops, has been acquired by global consultancy network Zeno Group, the sister agency of Edelman
Athene Publishing Limited, specialist publishing and events provider to the UK Credit, Asset Finance, Business Recovery and Payroll sectors, has been acquired by Shard Media Group Limited for an undisclosed sum
Reed Exhibitions Russia today announces the acquisition of REX (Real Estate eXhibition) and its satellite Arenda (Commercial Leasing) trade shows. Launched in 2004, REX is a professional trade show dedicated to retail property. As the leading and largest event in the commercial real estate sector in Russia, REX attracts over 5,000 visitors. The next edition of REX will be held in Expocentre in Moscow on 20-22 April 2016
Founded in 1998, Conrad Caine delivers digital strategy, user experience, asset creation, campaigns and CRM to its clients. Conrad Caine employs 140 people at its headquarters in Germany, and other offices in Pelotas, Brazil and Buenos Aires, Argentina
WPP has acquired US mobile app developer ArcTouch Inc, which has developed smartphone and tablet computer apps for the likes of Audi, CBS, Yahoo and Saleforce
Bingley, United Kingdom, 26 January 2016 – Emerald Group Publishing has acquired the International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship (IJSMS) – which is among the top four sports marketing journals in the industry – from International Marketing Reports (IMR)
Hamburg-based DVV Media Group GmbH has acquired a 100 per cent shareholding in Road Transport Media Ltd (RTM), based in Surrey
The planned merger between Meredith Corp. and Media General is kaput, following Meredith’s agreement to terminate the deal in return for a cash payment. Media General to proceed with a separate deal that will see it acquired by Nexstar
Bonnier has signed an agreement to sell Børsen, Denmark’s leading business newspaper, to JP/Politikens Hus for DKK 800 million
