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Hearst searches for life after magazines
Hearst Magazines, of the US, has acquired the Clevver YouTube news channels aimed at millennial women, which self-describes…
‘Easyfairs for sale’
After two years of intensifying M&A, another of the world’s leading exhibitions groups, the Brussels-based Easyfairs, is believed…
Comexposium buys Indonesia Motorcycle Show
Exhibitions. France-owned Comexposium, the world’s sixth largest exhibitions group, has acquired IMOS, claimed to be the largest motorcycle show…
Seek acquires Sydney grad site
B2C digital. The A$6bn Seek, the largest jobs digital in the AsiaPacific, has acquired GradConnection in a move to…
Equity firm buys Cox TV
Broadcast-streaming. The privately-owned Georgia, US-based Cox Enterprises has reached an agreement with Apollo Global Management to sell a majority…
Pearson sells US courses for $250m
Education. Pearson Plc is selling its US K12 courseware business to Nexus Capital Management for a headline consideration of…
Sanoma sells Dutch mag for 8 x EBITDA
Magazines. Sanoma is selling Mood for Magazines (MfM), publisher of personality magazine Linda, to Linda de Mol, its founder…
Lagardère sells French magazines for €52m
Magazines. As part of its strategic refocusing around book publishing and retail travel, the Lagardère group completed the sale…
Will FT buy The Information?
The Nikkei-owned, UK-based Financial Times is believed to be negotiating to acquire or invest in The Information, the…
Future buys back cycling brands
Magazines. Future Plc is re-acquiring from Immediate Media two professional road cycling magazines, the digital-only CyclingNews and the print…