Press Release: Investment Week founder Tim Weller and the leadership team of parent Incisive Media have secured a management buyout (MBO), that allows the business to accelerate its growth strategy under long-term private ownership. The MBO was led by Tim Weller, founder and chairman, CFO Jamie Campbell-Harris and CEO Jonathon Whiteley; a team who have worked together in the business for two decades.
According to Campaignlive.co.uk, Mixmag Media has completed a double acquisition of weekly rock magazine Kerrang! and The Face from Bauer Media. The Face will be revived as a digital brand, but Mixmag Media’s Jerry Perkins’ initial focus is reported to be on Kerrang! and, in particular, its digital offering
Relx has sold leading science magazine the New Scientist as the FTSE 100 group continues its shift away from traditional publishing to data and information services. The magazine, which has a global print and digital circulation of almost 125,000, according to ABC, was bought by Kingston Acquisitions, an investment vehicle led by Sir Bernard Gray, a businessman who previously led a buy out of the Times Educational Supplement from News Corp. The value of the deal was not disclosed.
Secaucus, NJ-based Northstar Travel Group has acquired the assets of L.A.-based Schneider Publishing, including a trio of annual events and a pair of related media brands, the company announced today.
Press Release: Reed Business Information (RBI) has announced today that it has agreed to divest New Scientist and its associated products and events to Kingston Acquisitions Limited, a company established by the former management team of Times Educational Supplement. Terms were not disclosed.
Press Release: The Board of Centaur Media Plc (LSE: CAU), the business to business information, insight and events group, announces that it has commenced a process to explore the sale of its Home Interest portfolio
Press Release: Incisive Media has sold its Insight division, which includes the Risk.net and Insurance Post brands, to French business-to-business (B2B) publisher Infopro Digital. The acquisition deal completes on the 13th of April 2017
The parent company of American tabloid the National Enquirer has agreed to scoop up celebrity magazine Us Weekly for $100m. American Media’s purchase of Us Weekly will give the group a deeper foothold in the popular culture arena that is in vogue among young readers. Us Weekly sells about 1.95m paid copies per week and its website is visited by 22m visitors a month, American Media said in a statement. The magazine was founded in 1977 by the New York Times company, and was acquired eight years later by Wenner Media, the publisher of Rolling Stone magazine.
Ultima Media Limited is a provider of intelligence and networking to the global automotive industry with principle brands Automotive Logistics, Automotive Manufacturing Solutions and Car Design News.
Newspaper publisher Tronc is in discussions to buy Us Weekly from Wenner Media, according to sources close to the situation. The deal is rumored to be in the range of $90 million.
egional publisher Iliffe Media has bought Velvet and IQ magazines from marketing agency Cubiqdesign for an undisclosed fee. The titles have been run by family team John and Gemma Treby for more than 10 years.
Press Relase: Wilmington plc (“Wilmington” or the “Group”), the knowledge leader in Risk & Compliance, Finance, Legal, and Insight, announces it has reached agreement to acquire the Health Service Journal (“HSJ” and the “Acquisition”), the UK’s leading health information, insight and networking business, from Ascential plc for £19m with an adjustment for working capital, payable on completion. The consideration is to be funded from the Group’s existing debt facilities. The Acquisition is expected to complete on 31 January 2017
Press Release: Exponent Private Equity (“Exponent”) today announces that it has agreed to sell Immediate Media Co (“Immediate”) to Hubert Burda Media for an undisclosed sum. Immediate is the UK’s leading and fastest-growing special interest content and platform company. It is home to some of the UK’s best-loved brands – including the Radio Times, the most valuable and profitable magazine brand in the UK. Immediate engages over 19 million passionate consumers each month, offering them world-class content and innovative new products and services, including e-commerce and TV shopping.
Press Release: Future plc (LSE: FUTR, “the Group” or “Future”), the international media group and leading digital business, has acquired the magazines, domain names, events, radio licence and websites of Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, Prog, Blues and the Golden Gods for £800,000 from FRP Advisory, the administrators of Team Rock Limited
UK media group Ascential has carved off 13 magazine titles into a separate entity with a view to selling them. The so-called ‘Heritage Brands’ include Nursing Times, MEED and Drapers
Magazine group Meredith Corporation has renewed its interest in Time Inc, the publisher of People and Sports Illustrated, according to people familiar with the matter
Pageant Media yesterday announced the acquisition of information services brands (II Seaches, Foundation & Endowment Intelligence and Money Management Intelligence) which provide critical insight for asset managers who need to understand current investor activity.
Newsquest Media Group yesterday announced the acquisition of the Forestry Journal and essentialARB publications.
Sky News has learnt that Hubert Burda, which publishes the YourHome and Wedding lifestyle magazines, is putting the finishing touches to a takeover of Immediate Media, which has been owned by Exponent Private Equity since 2011
Swink Media, publishers of Golf Retailing, a leading magazine for the UK golf trade, has announced the acquisition of Pro Shop Europe from the Mark Allen Group (MAG) for an undisclosed sum
