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
Marwyn, the investment group that brought companies including Peppa Pig rights owner Entertainment One to the public markets, is launching an Aim-listed cash vehicle,Gloo Networks, to buy media companies valued at up to £1bn
Investment bankers have been asked to come up with future options for Top Right Group, which could include a sale or flotation of the publisher
Lessiter Publications announced that it’s purchased the assets of Implement & Tractor from Farm Journal Media
Progressive chairman Mike Danson gets opportunity to reacquire some of his former Datamonitor assets
In a press release Informa today announced an update on its Portfolio Management programme as part of the 2014-2017 Growth Acceleration Plan including disposals to Progressive Digital Media
The Economist magazine is up for sale after Pearson confirmed it was looking for buyers for the 172-year international business publication. Pearson, which owns a 50pc stake in The Economist Group, said it was in talks with the group’s board about seeking potential buyers on Saturday. For the full story read The Telegraph
Pearson is today announcing that it has agreed the sale of FT Group to Nikkei Inc. for a gross consideration of £844 million, payable in cash. Financial Times is one of the world’s leading news organisations, recognised for its authority, integrity and accuracy. It includes the FT newspaper, FT.com, How to Spend It, FT Labs, FTChinese, the Confidentials and Financial Publishing (including The Banker, Investors Chronicle, MandateWire, Money-Media, Medley Global Advisors and more)
Pearson is in “advanced discussions” over a sale of the Financial Times, it said on Thursday. Reuters said the London-based FTSE 100 company had decided to sell FT Group to an unnamed global digital news company, according to a person familiar with the deal.
MEMEBURN has it on good authority that French mega agency Publicis is on the verge of securing a deal that will see it acquire The Creative Counsel for a rumoured R1bn
WPP announces that GroupM, the leading global media investment management group, has acquired a majority stake in directComm Marketing Group (“directComm”), a leading provider of integrated direct marketing services in Turkey. directComm specialises in digital marketing, customer relationship management, events and social media
The acquisition of Blue Rubicon and StockWell by Teneo Holdings last week has sent shockwaves through the industry. The scale of the ambition is huge: to set up a global City and crisis shop to challenge stalwarts such as Finsbury and Brunswick
McGraw-Hill Education, a learning science company, today announced that it has taken a €6 million (approximately $6.5 million) minority equity stake in busuu, the world’s largest social network for language learning with more than 55 million users
ITE Group has announced its third-quarter dip in profits are in line with expectations, as the company prepares to take a majority stake in one of India’s largest privately owned exhibition organisers.
