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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…
Omnicom Health acquires Elsevier Japan’s K.K. pharma comms
B2B information. Acquired unit will become EMC K.K., as part of Omnicom’s “world’s largest” healthcare marcomms group. Terms…
Peak Rock Capital invests in CloudNine and LexisNexis eDiscovery
B2B information. Mid market PE firm takes significant stake in legal discovery tech company CloudNine, and jointly acquires…
Axel Springer buys 11.5% of online estate agent Purple Bricks for £125m
B2C digital. Springer – Europe’s leading digital media group – may be keen to acquire £880m, six-year-old UK…
Randall-Reilly acquires Smart Rhino truck recruitment. Terms undisclosed
B2B information. Utah based Smart Rhino Labs provides recruitment services to the trucking industry. Alabama-based Randall-Reilly is a…
Digital First Media acquires Boston Herald for $11.9m
News. Denver-based, p.e.-backed Digital First Media won the 64k-circ Boston Herald after beating rival Gatehouse Media in bankruptcy…
Future buys 5 mag brands from Haymarket for “up to £14m”
Magazine-media. Brands are: What HiFi?; FourFourTwo; Stuff; Practical Caravan; and Practical Motorhome. UK mag-media realignment: Haymarket raises useful cash…
Ascential plans to sell UK trade shows
Events. Ascential to sell its traditional exhibitions (International Spring Fair etc) to focus on digital and its festival…
Dow Jones(News Corp) buys Cerico from Pinsent Mason and Campbell Nash
B2B Information. Cerico provides end-to-end Know Your Business Partner technology and digital compliance tools. Terms undiclosed. Dow Jones
Experian agrees to acquire ClearScore for £275m
B2B information. UK based ClearScore matches individuals to personal financial products, offering free credit reports, scores and personal…