M&A Deal Summary

EnsembleIQ Acquires Lebhar Friedman - Media Digital & Event Assets

On June 28, 2018, EnsembleIQ acquired media company Lebhar Friedman - Media Digital & Event Assets from Lebhar Friedman

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EnsembleIQ’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is EnsembleIQ’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is EnsembleIQ’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-06-28
Target Lebhar Friedman - Media Digital & Event Assets
Sector Media
Buyer(s) EnsembleIQ
Sellers(s) Lebhar Friedman
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Lebhar Friedman - Media Digital & Event Assets

New York, New York, United States
Lebhar Friedman, Inc. - Media, Digital & Event Assets includes Drug Store News, Chain Store Age and Hardware and Building Supply dealer. Business also includes Chain Store Age’s SPECS and X/SPECS, two strategic events focused on physical retail that bring together the nation’s top retailers and suppliers to learn, share ideas, develop business partnerships and solve problems.

Search 214,238 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try Free

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

EnsembleIQ

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 2016
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

EnsembleIQ is a business intelligence resource company involved in helping people and their organizations succeed. They empower retailers, consumer goods manufacturers, technology vendors, marketing agencies and a vast ecosystem of service providers by leveraging an integrated network of media and information resources that inform, connect and provide actionable marketplace intelligence. Stagnito Business Information, Edgell Communications and the Path to Purchase Institute have joined forces to form EnsembleIQ. EnsembleIQ was founded in 2016 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New York M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-17 Edgell Communications

Randolph, New Jersey, United States

Edgell brands focus on vertical markets in the U.S. include Progressive Grocer, Convenience Store News, Hospitality Technology, MURTEC conference, The Gourmet Retailer, and Apparel. Horizontally focused brands serving all retail markets include RIS News, Consumer Goods Technology, Retail Leader, Store Brands, Multicultural Retail 360 Summit, and Carbonview Research.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Lebhar Friedman

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1925
Sector Media
Employees500
DESCRIPTION

Lebhar-Friedman is a leading media and marketing company servicing the retail industry, home building, pharmacy, and targeted consumer markets.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: New York M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-22 Dowden Health Media

Montvale, New Jersey, United States

Dowden Health Media, Inc. provides marketing, communications, and information technology services to pharmaceutical companies and hospitals. Its three divisions develop content and arrange meetings to help pharmaceutical companies reach doctors, produce editorial content and provide print and online marketing services for hospitals, and provide electronic media-oriented marketing solutions. Dowden Health Media was founded in 1988 and is based in Montvale, New Jersey.

Sell -