Merger • Media

Law Business Research Acquires ALM Media

On March 24, 2025, Law Business Research acquired media company ALM Media from EagleTree Capital, HighVista Strategies and Ontario Pension Board

Acquisition Context
  • This is Law Business Research’s 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Law Business Research’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Law Business Research’s 1st transaction in New York.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date March 24, 2025
Target ALM Media
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Law Business Research
Sellers(s) EagleTree Capital
HighVista Strategies
Ontario Pension Board
Deal Type Merger
Advisor(s) Raymond James - Investment Banking (Financial)
Jones Day (Legal)

Target Company

ALM Media

New York, New York, United States
ALM Media is a content and information services business, providing subscription-based, must-have news, insights, data, and analyses to legal, insurance, finance, commercial real estate, consulting, and business professionals. ALM’s premier brands, such as The American Lawyer, National Law Journal, New York Law Journal, ThinkAdvisor, Judy Diamond, Kennedy Consulting, and Real Estate Media provide critical, timely, and unique information to users regionally, nationally and internationally. ALM Media was founded in 1998 and is based in New York, New York.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Law Business Research

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Law Business Research is an independent publisher of research, data and analysis on international business law and international legal markets. The company prides itself on creating essential and unique information for its subscribers who are drawn from over 100 countries around the world. Law Business Research was founded in 1996 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Media 2 of 2
Type: Merger 1 of 1
State: New York 1 of 1
Country: United States 2 of 2
Year: 2025 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-06-28 MBL Seminars

Manchester, United Kingdom

MBL Seminars is a provider of learning and development solutions for the professional services sector. MBL delivers a flexible proposition covering the latest updates and practical know-how in law, compliance, and accountancy. The company's heritage in legal training has provided a platform to expand into the broader professional services sector, where its close ties with a network of over 500 expert speakers allow the delivery of over 9,000-course topics. MBL Seminars is based in Manchester.

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Seller Profiles 3

SELLER

EagleTree Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 4.8B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EagleTree Capital is an independent private equity and investment firm focused on mid-market leveraged buyouts. The Firm's buyout group looks to invest $50 to $200 million to support acquisitions of profitable companies in the media/communications, consumer products, and water/industrial products and services sectors. EagleTree Capital was formerly known as Wasserstein Partners, an investment firm formed by Bruce Wasserstein, the late CEO of investment bank Lazard Freres. EagleTree Capital is based in New York City.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 27 of 30
Sector: Media 7 of 7
Type: Merger 1 of 1
State: New York 7 of 7
Country: United States 25 of 28
Year: 2025 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-11-30 Summit Hill Foods

Rome, Georgia, United States

Summit Hill Foods is a branded food company with nationally recognized brands: Better Than Bouillon, The Original Louisiana Brand Hot Sauce, and Better Than Gravy. In addition to the retail brand portfolio, it serves as a flavor-first solution provider and trusted ingredient supplier to food service distributors, manufacturers, and restaurants. Summit Hill Foods is based in Rome, Georgia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-05-28 NuTrail

Miami, Florida, United States

NuTrail provides nut-based granola with no sugar added that is nutritionally superior, delicious and made with a simple list of ingredients. Made from a family recipe using nature’s nuts, seeds and fruits, NuTrail addresses modern consumers’ needs for low sugar and protein-rich foods. NuTrail is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

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SELLER

HighVista Strategies

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Sector Financial Services
DESCRIPTION

HighVista Strategies LLC is a privately owned hedge fund sponsor.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Media 1 of 1
Type: Merger 1 of 1
State: New York 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 1
Year: 2025 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-04 ALM Media

New York, New York, United States

ALM Media is a content and information services business, providing subscription-based, must-have news, insights, data, and analyses to legal, insurance, finance, commercial real estate, consulting, and business professionals. ALM’s premier brands, such as The American Lawyer, National Law Journal, New York Law Journal, ThinkAdvisor, Judy Diamond, Kennedy Consulting, and Real Estate Media provide critical, timely, and unique information to users regionally, nationally and internationally. ALM Media was founded in 1998 and is based in New York, New York.

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SELLER

Ontario Pension Board

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Sector Financial Services
DESCRIPTION

Ontario Pension Board (OPB) is the administrator of the Public Service Pension Plan ("PSPP" or "the Plan") - a major defined benefit pension plan sponsored by the Government of Ontario.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Media 1 of 1
Type: Merger 1 of 1
State: New York 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 1
Year: 2025 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-11-28 Snow Software

Solna, Sweden

Snow Software is a provider of software asset management ("SAM") solutions. The company's products help both private and public sector organizations in managing their software spend. Snow's solutions further enable IT departments to free up valuable time through automating a number of time-consuming tasks and optimize returns on new software investments. Snow Software was founded in 1997 and is based in Solna, Sweden.

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