Deals

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

Newspaper proprietor Sir Ray Tindle has sealed a ground-breaking deal which passes ownership of some of his leading titles to the people who run them

River Street Live, part of River Street Media have announced the acquisition of Intuitive Events, organiser of The Fertility Show

Independent film site joins Variety, Deadline Hollywood in Penske Media’s entertainment portfolio.

The family behind Argus Media is lining up a £500m payday from the sale of the oil information company, as private equity firms prepare bids. At least nine members of the Nasmyth family own around 50pc of Argus Media, according to Companies House documents

l become the principal education and training platform for the Insight division and will benefit from Wilmington’s enhanced healthcare market access, both in the UK and in mainland Euro

NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Cohn & Wolfe, a leading communications agency, today announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Grupo Maquina, one of Brazil’s largest and most widely respected public relations agencies. Maquina Cohn & Wolfe, with 240 employees across offices in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, has the combined talent and experience to meet demand for global integrated marketing services from Brazilian companies and multinational companies alike

Publicis Groupe is considering a bid for a controlling stake in Cheil Worldwide, according to a report by Bloomberg earlier today

WPP announces that its data investment management division Kantar has acquired a majority stake in its partner in Denmark and Sweden, Millward Brown Denmark ApS

His wooing of Time Warner chief executive Jeff Bewkes in the summer of 2014 was similarly quick, but less successful. Back then, the media world was gripped by the audacious bid from Mr Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox for Time Warner, a rival that owns Warner Brothers, HBO and Turner television

Events and information business formerly known as Top Right Group and EMAP seeks payday for Apax and the Guardian

Boston, MA-based IT publishing and events group IDG, the parent of MR group IDC (International Data Corp), is exploring ‘strategic options’ – sale of the company included – with the help of an investment bank.