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Is this how Informa can get Reed Exhibitions?
Exhibitions. The UK-based Informa Plc last year became the world’s largest trade show organiser with its £4bn acquisition…
Enthuse Group buys into former F+W mags
Magazines. The privately-owned Enthuse spec pub group, of the UK, has acquired a 50.1% stake in Shield Wall…
Dods acquires tech business
B2B. The listed, London-based parliamentary information business, the Dods Group Plc has acquired the Anglo-Indian Meritgroup Ltd for…
Etsy buys music gear site
B2C. Etsy, Inc., the US-based global marketplace “for unique and creative goods including hand-made pieces and vintage treasures”, has…
Has The Athletic woken up Fleet Street?
News. Most daily newspapers (with the notable exception of the New York Times) just can’t bring themselves to unbundle…
Can newspapers and magazines save each other?
Sixteen years after Apple’s iTunes store first enabled users to buy the song they wanted and not the…
Gannett-GateHouse ‘to create dominant US news publisher’
News. Two of the largest newspaper companies in the US are reportedly set to combine. Gannett, owner of…
Scotland sold to Chelsea…
Magazines. Scotland is the 17-year-old bi-monthly magazine for people across the world who love the castles, mountains and…
Mark Allen gets more money to spend
The UK’s acquisitive Mark Allen Group (MAG) has negotiated £18m of borrowings from HSBC to fund further deals.…
Penske buys online Art service
Magazines. Penske Media Corp (PMC), of New York, publisher of ARTnews, is acquiring the 11-year-old online service Art Market Monitor,…