Media Mergers | Dealmakers in media businesses since 1990

Martin Wright, Managing Director

Media Mergers has extensive experience in the sale of private businesses gained over the past 20 years. Unlike most other brokerages we are able to apply our knowledge of the sector to the advantage of our client. We have a genuine 30 years of real experience in the sector.

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Testimonials

Nick Clark CEO Property Investor Media

I have known Martin Wright for more than 20 years and he has been instrumental in selling several of my media products/businesses as well as advising on a number of potential acquisitions. In each case he has made the difference in getting the deal done and at an excellent price. His knowledge of all things media is unrivaled and negotiating skills indispensable.
Gavin Johnstone
MD Healthcare Events

Martin Wright provided an exceptional service when my first business was acquired. Martin’s experience in taking a company to market, negotiating a sale and managing the process is second to none in this sector. Martin’s calm, level headed approach, gives a huge amount of confidence and assurance, often through an emotional journey. I would absolutely recommend the services of Media Mergers and the experience and guidance of Martin Wright, he is a true professional.
Mark Allen
Chairman The Mark Allen Group

The Mark Allen Group is currently enjoying a great deal of success and has just achieved a record year. Our success is due to one main factor. At a time when the company was struggling, we sold our leading dental title, The Probe, for an exceptional consideration. This excellent sale enabled us to clean up our balance sheet and start moving the company forward. I owe a huge debt to Martin Wright of Media Mergers for the sale of The Probe. Without his skills and guidance we would not have achieved such a good price and my company would not be in such good shape.
Jeremy Williams
CEO ScopeMedical

I had the pleasure of working alongside Martin when our business was acquired. Martin brokered the sale to Huntsworth Health after taking the company to market, he negotiated and secured our sale. Martin is always well prepared and is there to guide his client through all stages of a transaction. He is reliable and a wise counsel, someone you need on your side when making a deal.
Bill Dunlop
Angel Business Communications

Angel Business Communications Ltd has used the services of Media Mergers for over 25 years and have always found Martin Wright exceptionally honest, trustworthy and thorough in his dealings when we have either been buying or selling. We would definitely encourage other companies to use the services of Media Mergers
Sheldon Cordell
Senior Partner Of Joelson Wilson

I have had the pleasure of working alongside Martin Wright on many transactions. Martin is always well prepared and is always there to guide his clients through all stages of a transaction with enormous clarity. A very wise person and one to have on your side at all costs.
Andrew Webster
Mercator Media

Mercator Media has used the services of Media Mergers for acquisitions on a number of occasions over the last 10 years. For us, the relationship has resulted in well targeted purchases at a fair price. I cannot overstress the value of having such an independent, commercially objective mind acting on our behalf. The advice invariably pays for itself may times over.
Richard Sinclair Stott
RAS Group

Martin is a very calming and reassuring influence in the board room, who has no problem ‘cutting to the chase’ and securing the best possible outcome on behalf of the client.

Deals

Mark Allen completes deal with Rhinegold

After several months’ negotiations, the Mark Allen Group (MAG) Has confirmed the acquisition of various Rhinegold assets. These assets include: Choir & Organ, International Piano, Classical Music, Teaching Drama and Music Teacher, as well as the annual British Music Yearbook, the annual British Music Education Yearbook and the Music & Drama Expos in London and Manchester. In a separate deal, MAG has also acquired from DC Thomson the goodwill of Opera Now, which previously was under licence to Rhinegold. read more

CarGurus signs agreement for acquisition of PistonHeads from Haymarket

CarGurus, a leading global automotive marketplace, and Haymarket Media Group, a specialist international media company, today announced they have signed an agreement for CarGurus to acquire used car motoring website PistonHeads. The acquisition is another step in CarGurus' plans to accelerate growth and expand its consumer audience in the UK, where it launched in 2015. read more

Euromoney to acquire BoardEx and The Deal for $87.3 million

Euromoney to acquire BoardEx and The Deal for $87.3 million from TheStreet. The products combine relationship mapping with deal intelligence creating a powerful workflow tool across multiple industries read more

Diversified Communications has acquired Digital Construction Week

Diversified Communications UK is delighted to announce the acquisition of Digital Construction Week – the UK’s leading trade show dedicated to digital construction, engineering, design, manufacturing, and operation. Digital Construction Week (DCW), which has grown rapidly since its launch event in 2015, has become known for its comprehensive, high-quality seminar and conference programme and for the seniority of delegates who annually attend. The latest edition, held at ExCeL London on 17-18 October, was its most successful to date, with over 6,500 visitors, 200 exhibitors, around 250 speakers presenting across six stages, and dedicated thought leadership conference stream. The event complements Diversified’s industry leading, international event portfolio, which already includes: GEO Business in London; Commercial UAV Expo Europe in Amsterdam; DesignBUILD in Sydney; AEC Next Technology Expo & Conference and SPAR 3D in Anaheim, California; International LiDAR Mapping Forum in Denver, Colorado; and Commercial UAV Expo Americas in Las Vegas, Nevada. read more

Sorrell in advanced talks to buy ad group MightyHive

LONDON (Reuters) - Martin Sorrell’s new company S4 Capital (SFOR.L) said on Monday it was in advanced talks to buy MightyHive, a San Francisco-based programmatic advertising group that partners with major brands. read more

News & Blog

Glamour to Cease Regular Print Run

Glamour magazine will cease its regular print publication starting next year with a focus on “doubling down on digital,” according to an internal email from editor-in-chief Samantha Barry. Similar to Seventeen magazine’s announcement last week, Glamour‘s print product will continue forward with a special interest issue-only model that Barry said will use print “the way our audiences do—to celebrate big moments, like Women of the Year, with special issues that are ambitious, lush, and have longevity.” read more

UK adspend continues to rise

UK adspend rose 6.4% year-on-year to reach £5.6bn in Q2 2018 – the 20th consecutive quarter of market growth. read more

DC Thomson closes Shortlist print edition and rebrands subsidiary as “The Stylist Group”

Shortlist Media is shutting its flagship men’s print title, ShortList, and renaming itself The Stylist Group as it focuses on its female "power brand" Stylist. read more

New York Times is on pace to earn more than $600 million in digital this year

The Failing New York Times released its third-quarter numbers this morning and, well, if the rest of the news industry was doing this well, we could shut down Nieman Lab and grab some worry-free beach time in warmer climes. Its ongoing transition from print to digital revenue has been managed without the staffing disruption just about everyone has seen, and it continues to see significant jumps in paying digital subscribers, seven years after launching the paywall and two years after its initial Trump bump. It’s doing fine. read more

EU committee approves controversial Copyright Directive

A European parliament committee has voted in favour of the Copyright Directive, leaving tech giants like Google, Microsoft and Amazon in the lurch over publication rights.The directive will force online publications to pay a portion of their revenues to publishers, and take on full responsibility for any copyright infringement on the internet. read more