M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2014-07-02 |
| Target | The Progress-Index |
| Sector | Publishing |
| Buyer(s) | Gannett |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 15M USD |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Sector | Publishing |
| Employees | 12,800 |
| Revenue | 2.5B USD (2024) |
Gannett is a subscription-led and digitally focused media and marketing solutions company committed to empowering communities to thrive. The company's portfolio includes 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. It 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 | 3 of 16 |
| Sector: Publishing M&A | 1 of 7 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 2 of 10 |
| State: Virginia M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Country: United States M&A | 3 of 16 |
| Year: 2014 M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 9 of 12 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-20 |
GateHouse Media
Fairport, New York, United States GateHouse Media, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest local media companies as measured by its daily publications. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-12 |
Halifax Media Group
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States Halifax’s strategy is to invest long-term capital in quality companies positioned in strong markets that are closely connected to the community. Our expectation is to invest for the long term. |
Buy | - |
