M&A Deal Summary

Dennis Acquires Car Throttle

On August 5, 2019, Dennis acquired digital media company Car Throttle

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Dennis’ 1st transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Dennis’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-08-05
Target Car Throttle
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Dennis
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) JEGI Clarity
Clarity Capital (Financial)
Dorsey & Whitney (Legal)

Target

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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Buyer

Dennis

London, United Kingdom

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 2 of 2
Sector: Digital Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-28 Kiplinger Washington Editors

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-16 Dennis Publishing - Wealth Knowledge and B2B Technology Brands

London, United Kingdom

Dennis Publishing's Wealth, Knowledge and B2B Technology Brands includes respected print and online publications Kiplinger, MoneyWeek, The Week & IT Pro.

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