Deals

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.

Dentsu Aegis Network continues its acquisition spree with the purchase of Navegg, a data strategy shop based in Brazil. Founded in 2009, Navegg specializes in the collection, analysis and multichannel activation of audience data, particularly for programmatic buys.

Omnicom’s BBDO has increased its access to the fashion and luxury brands sector after acquiring a majority steak in the Wednewsday Agency Group

Three-way fight for US TV station owner heats up as groups separately offer new terms

Media Gereral has made ‘several proposals’ to terminate Meredith merger and go with Nexstar buyout bid. Meredith counters with new deal terms.

Network has acquired Grip Limited, continuing its strategy to have a more holistic approach among its agencies and improve its digital capabilities. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed

Talks about a possible investment in global public affairs consultancy APCO by the US group Teneo have ended, PRWeek has learned, with APCO’s executive chair Margery Kraus saying the firm has a “few preferred options” for its future

Connected vehicle events and information firm joins Penton’s ground transport group, complements the publisher’s 2016 “Internet of Things”

WPP’s comms network Grey Group has acquired a majority stake in Seoul, South Korea-based creative digital agency Vinyl I-Co. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Havas has acquired healthcare marketing firm Gemini Healthcare, which will become part of a new company that will be housed within the Havas Health division.