M&A Deal Summary

Future Acquires Purch - Consumer Division

On July 18, 2018, Future acquired media company Purch - Consumer Division from Purch

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Future’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Future’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Future’s 1st transaction in Utah.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-07-18
Target Purch - Consumer Division
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Future
Sellers(s) Purch
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Purch - Consumer Division

Ogden, Utah, United States
Purch - Consumer Division is a provider of digital publishing on consumer sectors.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Future

Bath, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1985
Sector Media
Employees2,998
Revenue 788M GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Future is an international media group and a leading digital business. Future was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Bath, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 17
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 5
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 3
State: Utah M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 2 of 8
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-04 NewBay Media

New York, New York, United States

NewBay Media LLC is a provider of print, digital, event and marketing services to professional and enthusiast markets. NewBay provides multichannel marketing solutions and information to communities encompassing over 5 million professionals and nearly 8 million enthusiasts centered around three large technology driven interrelated markets, Television & Video, Entertainment & Educational Technology, and Music. NewBay Media LLC was established in 2006 and is based in New York, New York.

Buy $14M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-06 Purch

Ogden, Utah, United States

Purch is a provider of a Technology and science media companies in the world, with a global audience of more than 72 million engaged tech and science enthusiasts visiting our brands each month. Purch was founded in 2003 and is based in Ogden, Utah.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Purch

Ogden, Utah, United States

Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Purch is a provider of a Technology and science media companies in the world, with a global audience of more than 72 million engaged tech and science enthusiasts visiting our brands each month. Purch was founded in 2003 and is based in Ogden, Utah.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Utah M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-22 Business.com Media

Carlsbad, California, United States

Business.com Media is a provider of interactive marketing solutions for business to business (B2B) advertisers. Business.com Media was founded in 1999 and is based in Carlsbad, California.

Buy -