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US ‘diversity’ job sites merge
WayUp, a sourcing platform for diverse candidates, is merging with Yello recruitment services. Both companies are US-based, VC-backed digital services targeting college students, leavers and…
15 July 2021
1 minute read
Indian biz news goes ‘global’
Indian business news startup Business Upturn (BU) has acquired Nova Scotia Today.com. The deal will enable BU to offer a global news feed. Terms not disclosed. Nova Scotia Today was…
15 July 2021
1 minute read
Outside buys bike brands
Outside Inc, which publishes Bicycle Retailer and a portfolio of outdoor sports brands, has acquired the Canada-based: Pinkbike, TrailForks, and CyclingTips. Brothers Radek and…
15 July 2021
1 minute read
Saudi Research buys podcasts
Saudi Research & Media Group (SRMG), the listed company which owns more than 30 media outlets including Asharq Al-Awsat, Asharq News, and Arab News has announced a 51% share of the…
15 July 2021
1 minute read
US automotive data deal
J.D. Power has acquired Superior Integrated Solutions/ Darwin Automotive, claimed to be the US market leader of finance and insurance software solutions in the automotive sector. The…
9 July 2021
2 minute read
UK news veteran fights for local media and ‘influence’
It is six months since the veteran UK newspaper executive David Montgomery acquired JPI Media, the former Johnston Press, for £10.2m. His listed company National World Plc bought some 130…
9 July 2021
4 minute read
Who’s buying AgriBriefing?
Just two years after it tried and failed to complete an audacious three-way “merger” with Informa's Agribusiness Intelligence and Kynetec agri research, the UK-based AgriBriefing may now be…
9 July 2021
3 minute read
How B2C brands can go B2B
In 2007, The Business of Fashion (BoF) launched into a fashion B2B world still largely dominated by trade journals Drapers (in the UK) and Women’s Wear Daily (in the US). Trend forecaster WGSN…
9 July 2021
5 minute read
A serious rival for The Week
As the private equity owner of The Week pushes for a sale price of £375m (15 x group EBITDA), the founder of the 26-year-old UK and US current affairs digest has launched a digital rival which…
8 July 2021
3 minute read
IPO for Nextdoor local news
Nextdoor, the hyper local news site based on user generated content, is to seek a stock market listing which may value the company at $4-5bn. The company will do this by merging with Khosla…
8 July 2021
1 minute read
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