M&A Deal Summary

Delinian Acquires Gulf Publishing - Energy Publishing Businesses

On April 1, 2016, Delinian acquired publishing company Gulf Publishing - Energy Publishing Businesses from Gulf Energy for 18M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Delinian’s 3rd transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Delinian’s 10th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Delinian’s 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Delinian’s 2nd transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-04-01
Target Gulf Publishing - Energy Publishing Businesses
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Delinian
Sellers(s) Gulf Energy
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 18M USD

Target

Gulf Publishing - Energy Publishing Businesses

Houston, Texas, United States
Gulf Publishing Co. - Energy Publishing Businesses publishes various newsletters and databases for the United States and international coal and energy industries.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Delinian

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Media
Revenue 336M GBP (2021)
DESCRIPTION

Delinian is an international publishing, events and electronic information group, delivering business information to the finance, law, energy and transport sectors for over 35 years. Delinian was founded in 1969 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 28
Sector (Publishing) 3 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 7
State (Texas) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 9 of 14
Year (2016) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 10 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-29 Zanbato

Mountain View, California, United States

Zanbato is a provider of building technology to address inefficiencies in private capital markets. Zanbato’s business comprises, zanbato private label, an enterprise SaaS solution that enables broker-dealers, placement agents and fund managers to handle the placement of their offerings securely within their proprietary networks the custom branded and configured solution is trusted by financial institutions because of its data rooms, investor analytics, compliance suite, enterprise-caliber security, e-signature integration, and due diligence support; and zanbato marketplace, software that enables institutional investors and family offices to access direct private investment opportunities. The software is used across several verticals, including fund stakes, pre-IPO company shares, and real estate. Zanbato was founded in 2010 and is based in Mountain View, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-15 Fastmarkets

London, United Kingdom

Fastmarkets is a provider of real-time metals market information. Fastmarkets is used by non-ferrous and precious metals traders and risk managers every day as an important workflow tool. Through its online platform, it provides over 120 proprietary price assessments, combined with exchange data including futures prices from the world’s largest commodity exchanges such as the LME and the CME. It provides coverage of non-ferrous physical premiums plus supporting treasury data supported by market commentary including webcasts directly from the LME floor. Fastmarkets’ respected service also delivers daily technical and fundamental reports to its users. Fastmarkets was founded in 1882 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Gulf Energy

Houston, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1916
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

Gulf Energy is a producer and distributor of trade journals, industry research, databases, software, publications, conferences and events designed for the needs of the energy industry. Gulf Energy was founded in 1916 and is based in Houston, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Publishing) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (Texas) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-07 Gulf Publishing - Book Assets

Houston, Texas, United States

Gulf Publishing Co. - Book Assets comprises a portfolio of 32 books which includes petroleum engineering titles in drilling, pipeline, oil and gas, and safety for professionals in upstream oil and gas engineering and cover drilling, recovery methods, reservoir management, processing, and pipeline transmission.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-01 Oildom Publishing Company of Texas

Houston, Texas, United States

Oildom Publishing Company of Texas, Inc. is a family-owned business while continuously publishing high-quality and market relevant titles serving the energy, construction and rehabilitation markets. Today, company are comprised of two award-winning circulation-audited monthly magazines, a vibrant monthly news circular and two industry-leading conferences. Company are based in Houston, TX, but we have readers and contacts around the world.

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