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PRH buys children’s books
Books. Penguin Random House (PRH), the world’s largest trade book publisher, is expanding its share of leading the children’s…
Bonhill buys Last Word Media
B2B information. Bonhill Plc, the AIM London listed B2B media business and owner of Investment News, is to acquire…
Spanish legal buy in UK
B2B information. vLex, the legal information publisher based in Barcelona and backed by Caixa Capital Risk, has announced the…
Bustle buys The Outline
Magazines. Bustle Digital Group, founded in 2013 by Bryan Goldberg and targeted at modern women claiming a combined readership…
TPG bids for Sports Illustrated
Magazines. Private equity firm TPG Capital is entering the bidding for the purchase of Meredith Corp’s Sports Illustrated along…
FT set to acquire Deal Street Asia
News. After acquiring a large stake in Europe-based The Next Web, Nikkei, Japanese owner of the Financial Times, is thought…
Easyfairs buys German shows
Exhibitions. Exhibition organiser Easyfairs has strengthened its trade show portfolio by acquiring two mechanical engineering events from Clarion, FMB,…
How e-commerce wrecked 106-year-old US specialist publisher
We all know it. This can be a golden time for specialist media produced by enthusiasts for enthusiasts.…
Informa launches B2B ventures fund
Informa, the £9bn UK-based B2B events, information and research company which is the world’s largest exhibitions group, has…
Financial co buys Aussie mag
Magazines. The Sydney-based Rainmaker Group (which provides market intelligence, industry research, media, events and consulting for financial companies) has…