M&A Deal Summary

LIN Media Acquires Federated Media Publishing

On January 28, 2014, LIN Media acquired media company Federated Media Publishing

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is LIN Media’s 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is LIN Media’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is LIN Media’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-01-28
Target Federated Media Publishing
Sector Media
Buyer(s) LIN Media
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Federated Media Publishing

San Francisco, California, United States
Federated Media Publishing LLC is a next-generation media company that connects the world’s largest brand advertisers with the Internet’s most innovative media brands and platforms.

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Buyer

LIN Media

Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Category Company
Founded 1966
Sector Media
Employees1,921
DESCRIPTION

LIN Media is a local multimedia company that operates or services 43 television stations and seven digital channels in 23 U.S. markets, along with a diverse portfolio of websites, apps and mobile products that make it more convenient to access its unique and relevant content on multiple screens. LIN Media’s highly-rated television stations deliver important local news and community stories along with top-rated sports and entertainment programming to 10.5% of U.S. television homes. The Company’s growing digital media portfolio helps agencies and brands effectively and efficiently reach their target audiences at scale by utilizing its ComScore Top 15 Video and Top 25 Display market share, and the latest in conversational marketing, video, display, mobile, social intelligence and monetization, as well as reporting across all screens.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector (Media) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 4
State (California) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 4 of 4
Year (2014) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-04 HYFN

Hermosa Beach, California, United States

HYFN, Inc. provides an innovative around social ad solutions, technology, thought leadership, and creative.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-20 WJCL-TV

United States

WJCL-TV is the 92nd largest television market and comprises a television station. The asset is located in the United States.

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