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UK architects cash in on business arm
B2B information. LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyd’s Bank, is investing £31.8m for “a significant minority” shareholding in…
Grey House buys ‘small library’ data from EBSCO
Books. US publisher Grey House has acquired H.W. Wilson’s Sears List of Subject Headings from EBSCO Information Services after…
Amazon muscles into English Premier League
Broadcast-streaming. Amazon has acquired rights to show 20 English Premier League (EPL) soccer matches in the UK for three…
Will Comcast or Disney reach for the Sky?
Broadcast-streaming. The Comcast bid has been waved through by the UK regulat0r, and Fox’s offer to sell Sky News…
Anwalt buys FragRobin consumer legal service
B2C Digital. German-based legal-tech company Anwalt.de Services AG (which acts as a mediator for clients seeking legal advice and…
Dataminr raises $221m for “news before it’s news”
B2B information. New York-based Dataminr, a startup that analyzes public data about events in real time, has raised $221m in…
2U ed-tech raises $331m for deals
Education. The US-based 2U public ed-tech company that partners with leading non-profit colleges and universities to offer online degree…
Bauer Australia buys home mags from News Corp
Magazine-media. Bauer Media Australia has acquired Inside Out, Country Style and HomeLife from News Corp Australia to add to…
Haymarket sells gadget magazine Stuff to Kelsey
Magazine-media. The UK’s Haymarket Media Group has announced the sale of Stuff magazine to the privately-owned, £20m-revenue Kelsey Media.…
Groupe Lexis buys 3 more Canadian TC newspapers
News. Groupe Lexis Média inc. has acquired L’Avantage votre journal (Rimouski), L’Avantage Gaspésien (Matane) and L’Avant-Poste (Amqui) from Canada’s largest printer TC Transcontinental.…