M&A Deal Summary

Marketwire Acquires Collegiate Presswire

On August 30, 2007, Marketwire acquired media company Collegiate Presswire

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Marketwire’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Marketwire’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Marketwire’s 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-08-30
Target Collegiate Presswire
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Marketwire
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Farlie Turner & Co. (Financial)

Target

Collegiate Presswire

Clifton, New Jersey, United States
Collegiate Presswire (www.collegiatepresswire.com) pioneered the business of electronic press material distribution to the college media, sending press releases and ready-to-run content via e-mail and the Internet to college newspapers across the country.

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Buyer

Marketwire

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Marketwire (fka: CCNMatthews) is a provider of newswire services in Canada and the United States. Marketwire has one of the largest distribution platforms in North America with worldwide partnerships for news distribution.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2007) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-06 Sysomos

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sysomos, Inc. is a social media monitoring and analytics products that give corporations, marketers, public relations agencies and advertisers the intelligence and insight needed to make smarter business and strategic decisions. Sysomos, Inc. was established in 2007 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

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