The publisher of the Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror already owns a 20 per cent stake in Local World and said it is now considering a deal worth £200 million to acquire the remaining 80 per cent
Publicis Healthcare announced today that it has acquired Tardis Medical
Scranton Gillette Communications is cashing in some of its chips to focus more intently on its core growth markets. The B2B publisher is shuttering its horticulture group, selling two publications and two events to Great American Media Group
In the second major broadcast-legacy media mashup deal of the week, Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has taken a majority stake in National Geographic Society’s media assets, including National Geographic magazine, in a deal valued at $725 million
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says that there Is or may be case that anticipated acquisition by Reed Elsevier (Uk) Ltd of Jordans Publishing Ltd could result in decrease of competition
In a press release Xerox and inVentiv Health today announced Xerox’s acquisition of inVentiv Patient Access Solutions, an inVentiv Health company
Traditional media giants Media General and Meredith Corp. announced an agreement to merge into a new, even more giant entity that will be known as Meredith Media General. While Meredith, with some of the best-known consumer publishing brands, gets top billing in the agreement, Media General is effectively acquiring Meredith via a cash and stock deal putting its outstanding common stock value at $2.4 billion
In a press release today BLENHEIM CHALCOT and its portfolio company Contentive announced the acquisition of the brands Accountancy Age and Financial Director from Incisive Media
Bankers are preparing a £1bn stock market flotation for Top Right Group, the publishing and events company jointly owned by Apax Partners and Guardian Media Group
According to distributors COMAG Specialist: The first new classic boating title to launch this century, Classic Sailor will be the definitive guide for the classic boating and motor boating world.
Clarion Events has acquired a majority stake in Atlanta-based organiser Urban Expositions as part of its push into the US market
WPP announces that its wholly owned operating company Grey Group, the global communications network, has agreed to acquire nudeJEH, a leading award-winning advertising and digital agency in Thailand
WPP firm MediaCom has acquired a minority stake in full-service media communications agency Rapid Media Services, whose offer includes media strategy development, media buying, PR and market research. Terms of the deal were not disclosed
Four Communications Group has bought financial PR agency Broadgate Mainland, its first acquisition since receiving a £10m investment from the Business Growth Fund
Mark Allen Group (MAG), is to acquire the 124 year old Optician, from Reed Business Information
Diversified Communications has acquired national exhibition for accountants and finance directors, Accountex, from The Prysm Group.The annual event, launched by The Prysm Group in 2012, attracts more than international 5,000 visitors, 175 suppliers, 150 CPD certified seminars and 25 interactive workshops
No details available at present
Agreement has been reached for Findlay Media Limited (FML), a part of the Mark Allen Group, to acquire 100% of The Airports Publishing Network
Chime Communications, the sports-focused marketing services group founded by Margaret Thatcher’s media adviser, has agreed to a £374m takeover joint offer from marketing rival WPP and US buyout firm Providence Equity Partners
Exor, the investment vehicle of the Agnelli family will acquire most of Pearson’s stake
