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Fairfax Aussie events up for grabs
Events. The A$4.2bn ‘merger’ of Australia’s Nine Entertainment and Fairfax Media to form the country’s largest media group…
The Wrap subscriptions ‘merger’.
B2B information. The Wrap, the California-based movie and media super-blog, is acquiring a video subscription service which will get…
MidOcean buys Questex
New York City-based private equity firm MidOcean Partners is acquiring, from Shamrock Capital, Questex, the Massachusetts-based B2B exhibition organiser…
Emerald buys Total Tech Summit for $28m
Events. US exhibition organiser Emerald Expositions is acquiring Total Tech Summit from EH Media, as well as a group…
Informa secures US maritime event
Events. Informa Plc has acquired a 20-year licence to operate the influential CMA Shipping Conference & Exposition on behalf of…
Sky TV winner to be decided by sealed bids
Broadcast-streaming. The Comcast and 21st Century Fox (Disney) competition to acquire the European Sky TV (for a value last set…
Opendoor real estate acquires Open Listings
B2C digital. Cash hungry Opendoor, a four year-old, San Francisco-based company, has acquired Open Listings for an undisclosed sum.…
Immediate/Burda snaps up BBC Good Food for £32m
The German-owned Immediate Media, of the UK, has acquired the BBC Good Food brand including the magazine, digital…
Ascential buys Brand View analytics for £38m
B2B information. UK-based information and events group Ascential has announced the acquisition of Brand View, a provider of price and…
ITE slims down in Russia
Events. The UK listed exhibitions organiser ITE Group is disposing of no fewer than 56 of its smaller events…