The partnership sees Future acquire a 35% stake in Handpicked Media, which represents over 500 independent websites and blogs, reaching over 3.5 million unique users a month in the UK and six million globally
Kavin, established in 1999, has become a leading international exhibition organizer in Thailand
F+W Media announced today it acquired New Track Media, an enthusiast publisher in the crafts, woodworking and astronomy markets
Reed Business Information announced today that it has sold BuyerZone, the leading online marketplace for buyers and sellers of SMB products and services, to TechMedia Network
Details of the acquisition are undisclosed but subject to due diligence, the deal will complete in early April 2014
Lowe and Partners, a division of Interpublic Group, today announced the acquisition of the global digital network Profero to form a combined Lowe Profero business
Publicis Groupe announced today the acquisition of South African media agency Applied Media Logic, which will be aligned with the global media network ZenithOptimedia
MCI has acquired professional conference organiser (PCO) JZ Congressos
Guardian, Observer and theguardian.com publisher to invest sale proceeds, thought to be £600m to £700m, in core business
Guardian Media Group, the publisher of the Guardian, has sold its stake in Trader Media Group to Apax Partners for around £600m to bankroll its loss-making newspapers and website
Première Vision Istanbul will be organised by a new company for the joint venture that will be 51 per cent controlled by Première Vision, and 49 per cent by CNR Holding
Cox Enterprises, Inc. and Providence Equity Partners announced today a definitive agreement by which Cox has acquired Providence Equity’s 25 percent equity interest in AutoTrader Group. Cox Enterprises now holds a 98 percent stake in AutoTrader Group
Ad targeting specialist Turn has raised $80m in a Series E round of financing, which will be invested in its technology platform, data science and machine learning algorithms, and cross-channel and data-focused products
Apigee has acquired cloud-based predictive analytics firm InsightsOne
NewBay Media acquired select Broadcast Engineering magazine assets from parent Penton Media, including Web properties, its branding trademark, subscriber lists and both the U.S. and World editions
UK analytics firm Ebiquity has confirmed it is no longer considering the sale of its business; and has itself acquired Hong Kong-based China Media Consulting, the holding company of the CMCG Group, for an initial sum of $HK 20m (c.£1.6m)
WPP has agreed to take an 80% majority stake in the WVI Group of companies, the joint venture holding company for a number of WPP brands in Russia, including media investment management businesses Maxus, MEC, MediaCom, Mindshare, GroupM and JWT
An investment consortium led by Pembroke VCT plc (Pembroke), with support from Lepe Capital, today announces the acquisition of Boat International Media
Publicis Groupe announced today that it has acquired 100% of Qorvis Communications, one of the most respected independent public relations firms in the United States
WPP announces that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in the business of Marketeers Vietnam
