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Edtech buys maths software
Chegg Inc, the US edtech company, has acquired Mathway in a deal worth $100m in cash. Mathway, which…
What next for Vice Media?
Warren Buffett famously said: "Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked." That…
Adweek sold
Adweek, the US-based B2B brand, has a new parent company for the ninth time in its 41-year history.…
Vedemosti taken over
The Russian-language business daily Vedemosti has been acquired by Ivan Eremin, owner of the Federal Press Agency, of…
Environment archive deal
Grist, the Seattle, US non-profit online magazine for environmental and sustainability news, has acquired the digital archives of…
Ways to reinvent media
Some 4m Brits regularly watch a channel which screens old movies, TV programmes, travel features, public information films,…
Fairfax NZ goes to MBO
Sinead Boucher, CEO of Stuff Ltd., Fairfax Media’s New Zealand subsidiary, is completing a hastily-arranged MBO from its…
eBay auction is hot
eBay has reportedly received initial bids of $8-10bn for its classifieds business, with interest reported to be coming…
NordStar buys Toronto Star
NordStar Capital LP is acquiring Torstar Corp, the owner of the Toronto Star newspaper, in a deal worth…
Top Hat buys textbooks
Top Hat, the Canadian ed tech company, is to buy 400 textbook titles from Nelson Education Ltd, also…