M&A Deal Summary

Immediate Media Co. Acquires Future - Sport Titles and the Craft Titles Portfolio

On July 21, 2014, Immediate Media Co. acquired media company Future - Sport Titles and the Craft Titles Portfolio from Future for 24M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Immediate Media Co.’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Immediate Media Co.’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Immediate Media Co.’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-07-21
Target Future - Sport Titles and the Craft Titles Portfolio
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Immediate Media Co.
Sellers(s) Future
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 24M GBP

Target

Future - Sport Titles and the Craft Titles Portfolio

United Kingdom
Future plc - Sport Titles and the Craft Titles Portfolio is a sports Magazine.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Immediate Media Co.

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2007
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

Immediate Media Co. Ltd. is a consumer magazines publishers created through a merger of BBC Magazines, Origin Publishing and Magicalia Media Limited.


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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-02 Hitched

London, United Kingdom

Hitched Ltd. is a provider of wedding planning, advice, planning tools and a wedding vendor marketplace with thousands of wedding professionals. Since 1997, the brand has helped more than a million UK couples to plan their perfect wedding.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

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.


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Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-07 Net Communities

London, United Kingdom

Net Communities Ltd. is an award-winning digital company that specialises in advertising solutions and publishing for a range of market leading, global media partners.

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