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Vistage acquires Academy for UK CEOs
B2B information. Peer-to-peer coaching Vistage (recently bought by Providence private equity for $500m) extends its UK community” to…
Indeed acquires Canadian job site Workopolis
B2C digital. To be absorbed into Recruit Holdings’ world-leader Tokyo-based Indeed jobs search engine ($17bn revenue in 2016…
Clarion acquires ‘$300m’ Pennwell
Blackstone p.e.-owned, London-based Clarion (now responsible for 180 exhibitions and conferences in more than 50 countries) extends its…
Future plc Acquires NewBay Media for $13.8m
Magazine-media. Expands UK-based Future Plc’s reach in US music and consumer electronics media. But the price looks a…
Axel Springer’s StepStone to acquire Swedish branding specialist Universum
B2C digital. Universum was founded in 1988 and now serves around 2,000 clients in more than 35 countries.…
CBS plans Viacom merger at below $12.7bn current valuation
Broadcast-streaming. CBS and Viacom “special committees” to explore the merger in February, a move to reunite the companies…
Gate House Media buys Palm Beach newspapers for $49.25m
News. Acquisitive GateHouse continues to add to its newspaper portfolio from this sale by Cox Media GateHouse Media
Global Data acquires Research Views for £90m
B2B information. Research Views is a portal for Oil & Gas and Power news and analysis and in…
MoneySupermarket buys DecisionTech for £40m
B2C digital. As a white-label provider, Decision Tech home communications sits behind several of the UK’s comparison sites.…
Phoenix private equity takes control of Capital Economics (value £95m)
B2B information. Prominent UK economist Roger Bootle (founder and chair) retains “significant stake” in 19-year-old financial research and…