M&A Deal Summary

Competitor Group Acquires Windy City Publishing

On April 22, 2009, Competitor Group acquired publishing company Windy City Publishing

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Competitor Group’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Competitor Group’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Competitor Group’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-04-22
Target Windy City Publishing
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Competitor Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Windy City Publishing

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Windy City Publishing, Inc. is a publication company with six regional active lifestyle publications covering the metropolitan regions of New York, Chicago, Boston, Denver, Minneapolis and Washington, DC.

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Buyer

Competitor Group

San Diego, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 2007
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Competitor Group is a media and event entertainment company serving the Endurance sports industry including running, cycling and triathlons. Competitor Group, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in San Diego, California.

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Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2009) 1 of 1
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