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Media General M&A Summary

Media General has acquired 2 companies of its own. It has also divested 7 assets.

Media General’s largest acquisition to date was in 2014, when it acquired LIN Media for $2.6B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2012, when it sold Media General Newspapers to BH Media Group for $142M. Media General has acquired in 2 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include media (100%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity2
    • M&A Sell Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10

Media General

Media General, Inc.

333 East Franklin Street,
Richmond, Virginia 23219
United States,
(804) 887-5000
www.mediageneral.com

All (9) Buy (2) Sell (7)
Date Target Value
$mlns 		Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2017-01-17 USA TV MidAmerica · Media
Atlanta, Georgia

USA TV MidAmerica is a company focused on acquiring local broadcast television stations in attractive, mid-tier markets in the U.S. USA TV MidAmerica currently manages six stations that have entrenched market-leading positions in cities with attractive underlying economic fundamentals. Collectively, the USA TV MidAmerica stations reach nearly two million people daily.

- Divestiture

MSouth Equity Partners PE

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