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Bradley bows out – almost
US private equity firm Falfurrias Capital Partners (owner of Industry Dive, see separate story this week) has bought the Ballast Research arm of David Bradley’s National Journal Group. Terms…
17 December 2020
2 minute read
Nexstar buys BestReviews
Nexstar Media Group is buying BestReviews from Tribune Publishing Company for $160m. BestReviews provides independent product testing and recommendations with a monthly audience of 9m.…
17 December 2020
1 minute read
Cerner buys Kantar unit
Nasdaq quoted US healthcare IT company Cerner is to buy the health division of data and consulting company Kantar. The deal is worth $375m in cash for a business with revenues of $150m. Kantar…
17 December 2020
1 minute read
Motorsport buys Cavallino
Event company Canossa Events, part of Motorsport Network, has acquired Cavallino, a US media company serving motor enthusiasts, notably Ferrari owners. Canossa is an Italian company founded in…
17 December 2020
1 minute read
EH buys tech B2B brands
EH Media is to buy several tech brands from information company TopickZ. The assets transferring include: FindBiometrics (a biomedtric ID information resource) and Mobile ID World (a mobile…
17 December 2020
1 minute read
Bauer buys price site
TV and publishing conglomerate Bauer Media Group is acquiring Acierto, a Spanish price comparison site for insurance. This follows its purchase of CrediMarket in 2019 – and comes hard on…
17 December 2020
1 minute read
Vroom buys CarStory
Used car buying site Vroom, of the US, is acquiring CarStory as part of its acquisition of Vast Holdings. The consideration is a total of $120m in a 60/40 mix of cash and shares. CarStory…
17 December 2020
1 minute read
Verisk buys Jornaya
Nasdaq-quoted data company Verisk, of New Jersey, US, is to acquire behavioural data company Jornaya which serves clients in insurance and lending. Verisk provides decision support and risk…
17 December 2020
1 minute read
Event trade bodies combine
The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) has bought the Corporate Event Market Association (CEMA). CEMA, whose members have approved the deal, was founded in the 1980s in…
17 December 2020
1 minute read
How far can GlobalData go?
The generic name is almost a disguise for a listed UK business information company with a valuation of £1.8bn which expects to increase its 25% EBITDA margin to 35% during the next five years.…
11 December 2020
6 minute read
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