Deals

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

Back Street Heroes, described by its editorial team as ‘a rock ‘n’ roll biking mag for hard-core customisation fans’, will sit within the company’s portfolio alongside brands such as Classic Bike Guide, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure and Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Founded in 1999, based in Brussels and employing 24 people, ABS Creative is a digital marketing communications agency with solid expertise in medical content marketing

Chime Communications, the London-listed sports marketing specialist, is in advanced discussions to sell itself for more than £350m to Sir Martin Sorrell’s WPP and US buyout group Providence Equity Partners.Chime said that an independent committee of board members had been convened to discuss a cash offer for all its shares at 365p per share

WPP’s Kantar Media has acquired a stake in digital media intelligence specialist BIScience, which specialises in cross-channel and global digital media monitoring, planning and optimization. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Kantar Invests in Digital Media Intelligence FirmBIScience’s flagship AdClarity platform enables users to make strategic decisions across display, video, mobile web, mobile apps and social media channels

McGraw Hill Financial has agreed to buy SNL Financial for more than $2.2 billion in a move that shows the growing value of data and information services in the B2B landscape

Clarion Events has purchased two security-focused events from Eagle Eye Expositions, the companies announced Tuesday

Porta Communications has continued its expansion by acquiring a 29.5 per cent stake in corporate comms agency Broker Profile