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IBJ acquires Diverse dating site
B2C digital. In an all Japanese transaction, the 19-year-old social network Mixi, Inc (which has some 20m active users) will…
Sony buys majority stake in EMI Music for $2.3bn
Music. Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company is selling its 60% equity interest in EMI Music Publishing to Sony Corporation of…
ITE to acquire Ascential exhibitions for £300m
Events. ITE is the £120m-revenue, London-based operator of exhibitions principally in Eastern Europe and Asia. The seven Ascential shows…
New Media buying Akron Beacon Journal for $16m
News. The New York-based New Media Investment Group Inc is acquiring the 68k-circulation Akron Beacon Journal and its ohio. com…
Gannett to acquire WordStream for up to $150m
News. WordStream is a Saas provider which helps clients and agencies to optimize digital marketing campaigns. The purchase price…
UK’s Zoopla, PrimeLocation bought by SilverLake for $3bn
B2C Digital. The sale of Zoopla will land the UK’s £1.5bn-revenue Daily Mail group DMGT with a £642m windfall…
Axel Springer sells Turkish TV stake for €160m
Broadcast-streaming. Axel Springer has accelerated the sale of its 7% in Turkey’s Dogan TV. The German media group…
Mediawan agrees to acquire 51% of ON animation
Broadcast-streaming. Mediawan is the Paris-based parent of the €160m-revenue Groupe AB which has a portfolio of 19 channels…
List Partners acquires Access Confidential and Redbooks
B2B information. The Atlanta-based lead-generation company List Partners (owned by Northlane Capital) has expanded its Wimno platform (claimed to…
Reed Tech Acquires PatentSight
B2B information. Reed Tech, part of RELX’s LexisNexis, has acquired the 10-year-old PatentSight GmbH. The German company evaluates worldwide patents…