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Time for a surprise bid?
Magazines. Meredith’s second round auction for the sale of Sports Illustrated, Time, Fortune and Money draws to a…
Informa acquires Shanghai Franchise Exhibition
Exhibitions. UBM (now part of Informa, the world’s largest exhibitions organiser) has acquired a 70% economic interest in the…
Warburg Pincus acquires Construction Line
B2B information. Warburg Pincus agrees, to acquire Supplier Assessment Services, which provides third party pre-qualification and health and safety…
Gemstar acquires DrillingInfo
B2B information. Private-equity firm Genstar Capital have agreed to acquire DrillingInfo Holdings Inc., the Austin, Texas-based software, data and analytics…
Disney swells Fox offer to $71.3bn
Broadcast-streaming. Disney upped its offer for the majority of 21st Century Fox by a massive $20bn to $71.3bn, significantly…
Acuris M&A acquires SparkSpread energy
B2B information. Acuris, the 19-year-old fast-growing company (formerly owned by the Financial Times and previously known as MergerMarket and…
Farmer Group investing in AgriSecure
B2B Information. Farmer’s Business Network offers a data network, so members can access farm analytics and agronomic advice to…
Match Group buys Hinge ‘safe’ dating
B2C digital. Dating conglomerate Match Group, of Dallas, Texas, which owns 45 dating properties including Tinder, OkCupid, Match, and…
The Street sells RateWatch to S&P for $33.5m
B2B information. Nasdaq-quoted TheStreet, Inc., a leading financial news and information company, has sold its RateWatch business for $33.5m to ratings group…
Wilson Times, NC, acquires community newspaper
News. The Wilson Times, a daily newspaper in Wilson, North Carolina, has acquired the Spring Hope Enterprise, a weekly…