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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…
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…