M&A Deal Summary

Bauer Media Group Acquires APN News - New Zealand Magazines Business

On November 1, 2013, Bauer Media Group acquired publishing company APN News - New Zealand Magazines Business from ARN Media for 7M AUD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bauer Media Group’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Bauer Media Group’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Bauer Media Group’s 1st transaction in New Zealand.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-11-01
Target APN News - New Zealand Magazines Business
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Bauer Media Group
Sellers(s) ARN Media
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 7M AUD

Target

APN News - New Zealand Magazines Business

New Zealand
APN News - New Zealand Magazines Business includes New Zealand Woman's Weekly, Listener, Simply You, Simply You Living and Crème.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bauer Media Group

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States
Category Company
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

Bauer Media Group is a publisher of 600 magazines, more than 400 digital products and over 100 radio and TV stations are enjoyed by millions of people across the globe. The corporate portfolio also includes print shops, postal, sales and marketing services. Bauer Media Group’s global positioning underscores its passion for people and brands. We see ourselves as the home of popular media, as illustrated by our strapline "We think popular." – a claim which inspires and motivates our global workforce of some 11,500 employees in 20 countries.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (New Zealand) 1 of 1
Year (2013) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-06 Zmarta Group

Stockholm, Sweden

Zmarta Group is a provider of personal financial services to consumers including personal loans, insurance, credit cards and a recently launched Personal Finance Management app.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

ARN Media

Sydney, Australia
Category Company
Founded 1988
Sector Publishing
Employees5,340
Revenue 334M AUD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

ARN Media is a provider of printing and publishing newspapers, magazines, directories and general printing, radio broadcasting, specialist transit and static outdoor advertising services. ARN Media was founded in 1988 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 3
Country (New Zealand) 1 of 1
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-21 brandsExclusive Pty

Lidcombe, Australia

brandsExclusive (Australia) Pty Ltd. is an online shopping club which partners directly with premium brands to offer exclusive sales to members with heavy discounts off recommended retail prices. In excess of 1.8 million members have signed with brandsExclusive to date. With an additional 70,000 new members joining each month, it has been recognized as one of the fastest growing businesses in Australia.

Buy AU$36M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-11 brandsExclusive Pty

Lidcombe, Australia

brandsExclusive (Australia) Pty Ltd. is an online shopping club which partners directly with premium brands to offer exclusive sales to members with heavy discounts off recommended retail prices. In excess of 1.8 million members have signed with brandsExclusive to date. With an additional 70,000 new members joining each month, it has been recognized as one of the fastest growing businesses in Australia.

Sell AU$2M
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