Deals

The Chelsea Magazine Company has consolidated its foothold in Scotland by acquiring two leading Scottish magazine titles, Scottish Life and The Highlander.

Adweek has been sold from one private equity firm to another. The advertising industry publication, which marked its 40th anniversary last year, has been acquired by Los Angeles-based private equity firm Shamrock Capital Advisers, both parties announced Tuesday morning.

Magazine publisher Bauer Media plans to close, merge or sell ten of its print titles it says will not be sustainable once the Covid-19 crisis is over.

Emerald Publishing acquires Open House International, a journal dedicated to housing, design, planning and development in the built environment.

Future plc (LSE: FUTR; “the Group”), the global platform for specialist media, today announces the completion of the acquisition of TI Media, which was announced on 30 October 2019 and was conditional upon clearance from the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”). TI Media is a UK-based, print-led consumer magazine and digital publisher with deep industry heritage and a portfolio that incorporates 38 brands including: Decanter; Country Life; Homes&Gardens; and Woman & Home. TI Media brings to Future a presence in the Wine, Golf, Equestrian, Country Living, TV Listings, Women’s Lifestyle and Gardening verticals, and deepens and extends Future’s strength and position in Home, Cycling and Country Sports.

Diversified Communications has announced it has acquired Energy Storage North America (ESNA) from producer ESNA EXPO LLC.

Kelsey Media has acquired the weekly newspaper, Motorsport News, from Motorsport Network, owners of Autosport, F1 Racing magazine and Motorsport.com.

Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC (“Euromoney”), the international information services provider of essential information to global and specialist markets, announces the acquisition of 100% of Census Commodity Data, primarily operating through its brand AgriCensus and serving as a Price Reporting Agency (“PRA”) for the global agricultural commodity markets.

Construction information publisher KHL Group has acquired 40% of construction recruitment consultants Blu Coal.

Reed Exhibitions, a world leading event organizer, today announces the acquisition of two signature Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) events—the North American-based ITS World Congress and Annual Meetings. This acquisition brings together two highly respected names in their respective industries: events and mobility.

Diversified Communications UK is delighted to announce the acquisition of Aquaculture UK – the UK’s leading trade show dedicated to the growing aquaculture sector. 

LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, part of RELX, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire ID Analytics, a trusted provider of credit and fraud risk solutions for enterprises. Based in San Diego and founded in 2002, ID Analytics’s technology delivers risk insights through the combination of proprietary data, patented analytics, and near real-time cross-industry consumer identity behavior.

LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, part of RELX, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Emailage®, a global provider of fraud prevention and risk management solutions. Emailage will become a part of the Business Services group of LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

Kelsey Media Ltd has announced the acquisition of Evegate Publishing Ltd and Vineyard Magazine Ltd.

Mark Sennett, Danny Kosifou and Keith Gabriel have successfully completed a management buy-out of eight magazines, digital platforms and the Safety and Health Excellence Awards. The WBE business will separate from Nineteen Group and will be known as Western Business Media going forward.

Anthem Publishing has announced the acquisition of mindfulness magazine, Planet Mindful, from TI Media. Planet Mindful joins Anthem’s growing portfolio of health and wellbeing titles, including Vegan Food & Living and Women’s Running.

Reed Business Information Ltd (RBI), part of RELX, has agreed to sell the brand to MA Agriculture, a new company created by MAG to house Farmers Weekly. The portfolio includes magazine brand Farmers Weekly, community website and online trading platforms on FWi.com, a growing events portfolio including the Farmers Weekly Awards, newsletters and social media platforms supporting these publishing activities.

Informa (LSE: INF.L), the International Exhibitions, Events, Information Services and Advanced Learning Group, today announces further investment in developing its Open Access (“OA”) publishing capabilities through the addition of F1000 Research Ltd. by Taylor & Francis.

Terrapinn, the global events company, announced today that it has acquired Highways UK [www.highways-uk.com] a major event bringing together those responsible for the planning, operating and future-proofing of the UK’s road and highway infrastructure. Highways UK was launched in 2015 and now attracts over 170 exhibitors and 6,000 visitors.

Hyve Group, one of the world’s biggest exhibition organisers, has added two major US events to its portfolio in a deal worth $145m (£111m). The acquisition of Shoptalk and Grocerystop is the first since the London-listed company changed its name from ITE.