Deals

In a deal brokered by Martin Wright of Media Mergers Mark Allen Group has acquired dentistry industry publisher George Warman

LRP Conferences announced today the acquisition of the Recruiting Trends Conference. A business unit of Diversified Communications

Broadcaster to air its first series of former BBC singing contest in January 2017 as it also agrees to make two seasons of The Voice Kids

LexisNexis® Legal & Professional today announced that it has acquired privately held Lex Machina, Inc., creator of award-winning Legal Analytics®, a next-generation technology platform that transforms how law firms and companies excel in the business and practice of law. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Louis Warner, CEO, Contentive said: “We are delighted to welcome our new colleagues at HR Directors Summits. We are looking forward to continuing to grow and develop these great events, serving the HR Director communities worldwide.”

Immediate Media has acquired the channel – which broadcasts 24 hours a day on Sky, Virgin, Freesat and Freeview to devotees of jewellery making – to expand its reach into the lucrative £3bn market for craft-loving British consumers

WPP announces that J. Walter Thompson Company, the global marketing communications agency, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Cleartag, the leading independent full service digital marketing consultancy in Lebanon and the UAE.

VCCP’s Media arm of creative agency will become a top 20 media shop following the deal.

The Havas Group today announced the acquisition of Symbiotix, a specialized medical communications and marketing agency that works to leverage science through distinctive programming aimed at healthcare professionals (HCPs).

WPP has agreed to acquire Amsterdam-based digital agency Helder Marketing & Communicatie, which focuses on ‘direct response’ measurement of advertising, for an undisclosed sum.

McGraw Hill Financial today announced that the Company will commence a process to explore strategic alternatives for J.D. Power, a global marketing information services company providing performance improvement, social media and customer satisfaction insights and solutions

Thomson Reuters Corp. (TRI) could fetch nearly $3 billion for its Intellectual Property & Science business from either a strategic or financial buyer, according to company followers, as the information giant explores options for the division in an effort to hone its focus on financial and legal services

Emerald Expositions, LLC today announced its acquisition of the National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo

Argus Media Group has hired bankers to consider strategic options for the business, including a sale or a stock market flotation

WPP announces that GroupM, the world’s leading media investment management group, has acquired a majority stake in mobile marketing agency Yonder Media in South Africa

Lads’ mag Loaded is to get a new lease of life as a digital publication dropping the scantily-clad girls of its heyday in favour of classier content including an interview with Hollywood actor Colin Farrell in its first edition

Press release:  CTi is based in Connecticut, USA and was founded in 1990 to cater for the growing demand for high quality translation services in the life sciences sector. It is now a recognised leader in successfully managing complex translation projects on behalf of the world’s top pharmaceutical and biotech companies and their Clinical Research Organisation (CRO) partners. As CTi’s customers operate in highly regulated and audited industries, they place a premium on high quality translations being delivered to specific deadlines. CTi enjoys a preferred supplier relationship with many of its key customers, with extraordinary penetration of the blue chip life science community. The acquisition is in line with the strategy of complementing organic growth with selective acquisition.

ITE’s subsidiary Airgate Holdings has acquired a 31.7 per cent share of Mumbai-based ABEC Exhibitions and Conferences, taking its overall share to 60 per cent

WPP has acquired Essence Digital, one of the fastest-growing media agencies and the largest independent buyer of online advertising

Publicis Healthcare Communications Group (PHCG) is acquiring PDI’s Commercial Services operation (CSO) that features a contract sales organization and other fee-for-services businesses in the medical and clinical areas