M&A
LexisNexis buys Sheshunoff, A.S. Pratt from Thompson Media Group
New York—LexisNexis Legal & Professional announced Wednesday that, together with Reed Elsevier Properties, it has acquired the publishing brands and businesses of Sheshunoff and A.S. Pratt from Thompson Media Group. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.Known for its “how-...
Ziff Davis acquires NetShelter
New York—Ziff Davis Inc. announced it has acquired NetShelter, a technology publishing advertising network, from inPowered. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The NetShelter community includes more than 150 independent business and consumer tech sites, such as...
Nielsen Expositions sold to Onex for $950 million
San Juan Capistrano, Calif.—Onex Corp. is buying Nielsen Expositions, an affiliate of Nielsen Holdings, for $950 million in cash. Toronto-based Onex is a private equity firm with approximately $15 billion of assets under management.The deal is expected to close in the current quarter.Kosty...
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M&A FirmsASSOCIATIONS:
Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors | Association for Corporate Growth | Association of Professional Merger & Acquisition Advisors | International Business Brokers Association | M&A Source | National Association of Certified Valuators and AnalystsBLOGS:
New York Times DealBook | Dealbreaker | Reuters' DealZoneB-to-b media valuations not one size fits all
Robert Garrett and Mark Holdreith
Founding partners,
Media Advisory Partners
Media Business: What are you seeing in media M&A today?
Mark Holdreith: While there have been some notable transactions in the past 18 months, a value gap still exists between buyers and sellers of b-to-b media companies because print remains the dominant revenue stream for the average b-to-b media company in markets...
What's driving the M&A uptick?
Evan Klein
Managing director,
Berkery, Noyes & Co.
Media Business: Strategic buyers accounted for most media and marketing industry deals last year. Will more financial buyers come back in 2013?
Evan Klein: Certainly the greatest number of deals came from the strategics (accounting for 87% of deal volume and 64% of deal value, according to Berkery Noyes). Private...
JEGI's Peters on how trade show deals helping drive M&A
Scott Peters
Co-president,
Jordan, Edmiston Group
Media Business: What kinds of deals are getting done? What business models are attractive?
Peters: Trade shows and conferences have continued to enjoy a lot of interest from buyers and investors. That category as a general business model has been strong and will continue to be strong. Also, data, analytics and...
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