M&A Deal Summary

Dennis Acquires Kiplinger Washington Editors

On February 28, 2019, Dennis acquired publishing company Kiplinger Washington Editors

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Dennis’ 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Dennis’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Dennis’ 1st transaction in District of Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-02-28
Target Kiplinger Washington Editors
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Dennis
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Kiplinger Washington Editors

Washington, District of Columbia, United States
website
Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. is a paid-subscription publication in several financial fields: business forecasting (the weekly Kiplinger Letter); taxes (the biweekly Kiplinger Tax Letter); retirement living (the monthly Kiplinger’s Retirement Report) and yield-oriented investing (the monthly Kiplinger’s Investing for Income). Kiplinger Washington Editors was founded in 1928 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Dennis

London, United Kingdom

website

Category Company
Founded 1974
Sector Digital Media
DESCRIPTION

Dennis is a consumer media and e-commerce organization with a portfolio consists of over 30 brands across four main areas of focus: Current Affairs, Technology, Automotive, and Special Interest. In addition to The Week, it is home to several well-known brands including MoneyWeek, The Week Junior, BuyACar.co.uk, Auto Express, CarBuyer, Computer Active, Alphr.com, Cyclist and Viz, among others. Dennis was formed in 1974 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (District of Columbia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2019) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-05 Car Throttle

London, United Kingdom

Car Throttle Ltd. is an online platform that displays car news, reviews, humour and video content for automotive enthusiasts. Car Throttle Ltd. was founded in 2009 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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