M&A Deal Summary

Gannett Acquires Journal Multimedia

On May 2, 2016, Gannett acquired publishing company Journal Multimedia for 18M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gannett’s 4th transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Gannett’s 7th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Gannett’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Gannett’s 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-05-02
Target Journal Multimedia
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Gannett
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 18M USD

Target

Journal Multimedia

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Journal Multimedia is a multi-title publisher of business journals, trade and consumer magazines, digital products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Gannett

McLean, Virginia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Publishing
Employees12,800
Revenue 2.7B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Gannett is a subscription-led and digitally focused media and marketing solutions company committed to empowering communities to thrive. With unmatched reach at the national and local level, Gannett touches the lives of millions with its Pulitzer-Prize winning content consumer experiences and benefits, and advertiser products and services. The company's portfolio includes the USA TODAY, local media organizations in 46 states in the U.S., and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary with over 120 local media brands operating in the United Kingdom. Gannett also owns the digital marketing services companies ReachLocal, Inc., UpCurve, Inc., and WordStream, Inc. and runs the largest media-owned events business in the U.S., USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures. Gannett was founded in 1997 and is based in McLean, Virginia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 16
Sector (Publishing) 4 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 10
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 10 of 16
Year (2016) 3 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-13 Erie Times-News

United States

Erie Times-News is a publisher of news and magazines.

Buy $12M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-30 Harris Enterprises

Hutchinson, Kansas, United States

Harris Enterprises, Inc. is an owns and operator of six newspapers-of-record and multiple weekly and niche print products.

Buy $20M