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.
As mobile devices move to the center of a consumer’s shopping activities, publishers are exploring ways to activate purchases at retail. One area that shows promise is grocery shopping, where consumers are using their mobile devices to look up recipes to plan their shopping
Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, the international online information and events group, today announces that it is acquiring a 10 percent equity stake in Estimize, the most comprehensive financial estimates platform, for a consideration of US$3.6m, funded from its existing cash resources
dmg information Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of DMGT, has announced it will invest more than $5 million in Liases Foras and aims to increase its business stake in the company over the next few years
The acquisition, for an undisclosed amount, further strengthens Future’s digital reach in the UK, particularly within the technology and games markets. The deal doubles Future’s tech audience
Tarsus Group plc, the international business-to-business media group, is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement to sell 100% of Tarsus France Holdings SAS in France to Magellan VI SAS for a total consideration of €9.2 million
Easyfairs has announced the acquisition of UK Tech Events Ltd, organiser of the Advanced Engineering UK portfolio of events.Co-locating with the Aero Engineering Show, Composites Engineering Show, Automotive Engineering Show, Auto Electronics and the Performance Metals Engineering
LONDON, 9 July 2015 – LexisNexis UK (www.lexisnexis.co.uk) a leading provider of content and technology solutions, today announced its intention to acquire Jordan Publishing, a legal publisher in the UK. The transaction is subject to regulatory review and certain other customary conditions. The Jordan Publishing business and its content offering, including flagship titles such as […]
Transaction represents major expansion of Teneo’s global operations, doubling company headcount to more than 500 employees worldwide
Time Inc. has carved out a new business in the youth and amateur sports markets on the heels of three recent acquisitions, and added a live event division as part of another purchase
Time Inc. today announced the acquisition of inVNT, a seven-year-old experiential company that specializes in live media, digital and traditional media, brand environments and creative services
Commarco GmbH, the leading German-based marketing services network which is part of WPP, has acquired a majority interest in Nicole Weber Communications GmbH, a German full service public relations agency
