M&A Deal Summary

News Corp Acquires Investor’s Business Daily

On March 25, 2021, News Corp acquired digital media company Investor’s Business Daily from O’Neil Capital Management for 275M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is News Corp’s 4th transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is News Corp’s 10th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is News Corp’s 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is News Corp’s 6th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-03-25
Target Investor’s Business Daily
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) News Corp
Sellers(s) O’Neil Capital Management
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 275M USD

Target

Investor’s Business Daily

Los Angeles, California, United States
Investor’s Business Daily provides proprietary stock screens, comparative performance ratings, and unique commentary helping investors zero in on top-performing growth stocks. IBD provides the buy rules and sells rules to properly make trading decisions that will minimize your risk and maximize your potential profit. IBD offers individual and professional investors a comprehensive lineup of print and online products, all based on a powerful investing system that has dramatically outperformed the S&P 500. Investor’s Business Daily was formed in 1984 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

News Corp

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 2012
Sector Diversified
Employees25,000
Revenue 9.9B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

News Corp is a diversified international media and entertainment company with operations in eight industry segments: filmed entertainment; television; cable network programming; direct broadcast satellite television; magazines and inserts; newspapers; book publishing; and other. The activities of News Corporation are conducted principally in the United States, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, Asia and the Pacific Basin. News Corp was formed in 2012 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 24
Sector (Digital Media) 4 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 16 of 16
State (California) 6 of 6
Country (United States) 12 of 13
Year (2021) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 10 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-03-31 News America Marketing

New York, New York, United States

News America Marketing is a marketing services company that provides advertising and promotion programs to well-known brands, and its broad network of shopper media, incentive platforms and custom merchandising services influences the purchasing decisions of online and offline shoppers across the U.S. and Canada. News America Marketing is based in New York City.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-02 OPIS

Rockville, Maryland, United States

OPIS is a provider of oil industry pricing, news, analysis, and software. OPIS also provides edge software solutions for petroleum marketers looking to automate price collection, data storage, and repricing of dealer and commercial accounts. OPIS was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.

Buy $1.2B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

O’Neil Capital Management

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Family Office
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

O’Neil Capital Management is a family-backed private holding and investment firm with interests in asset management, real estate, printing, digital media, brokerage, investment advisory, and information technology services. O’Neil Capital Management is based in Los Angeles, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Digital Media) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
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