M&A Deal Summary

Penton Media Acquires McGraw Hill - Aviation Week

On August 1, 2013, Penton Media acquired publishing company McGraw Hill - Aviation Week from S&P Global

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Penton Media’s 2nd transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Penton Media’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Penton Media’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-08-01
Target McGraw Hill - Aviation Week
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Penton Media
Sellers(s) S&P Global
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

McGraw Hill - Aviation Week

New York, New York, United States
Aviation Week is a magazine publisher focused on the aerospace sector. It serves over 1.2 million professionals in 185 countries and is the largest information and services provider to the global commercial, defense, maintenance/repair/overhaul (MRO), space and business aviation communities.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Penton Media

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1886
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Penton Media, Inc. is an information services and marketing company. Penton’s products inform with rich industry insights and workflow tools; engage through dynamic events, education and networking; and advance business with powerful marketing services programs.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 11
Sector (Publishing) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 6
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 7
Year (2013) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-14 Rural Press

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Rural Press (USA) Ltd. is an an agricultural media company publishes newspaper and magazines for agriculture industry. Rural Press includes the Farm Progress and Miller Publishing Company businesses which sat outside of Fairfax’s main integrated asset focus in Australia and New Zealand. Farm Progress operates a portfolio of agricultural assets, including a number of leading agricultural tradeshows.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-16 iNET Interactive

West Chester, Ohio, United States

iNET Interactive is a special interest media company that has been named an INC. 5000 fastest-growing, privately-held company for four consecutive years. The company's special interest communities are organized into distinct vertical markets:Internet Services, Web Development, Consumer Tech and Internet Marketing. iNET’s web-centric approach represents the next generation of special interest media.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

S&P Global

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1860
Sector Information Services
Employees40,450
Revenue 12.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

S&P Global is a financial intelligence company providing the global capital and commodity markets with independent benchmarks, credit ratings, portfolio and enterprise risk solutions, and analytics. McGraw Hill's iconic brands include Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, S&P Capital IQ, S&P Dow Jones Indices, Platts, CRISIL, J.D. Power and McGraw Hill Construction. S&P Global was founded in 1860 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 12
Sector (Publishing) 3 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 6 of 11
State (New York) 4 of 6
Country (United States) 6 of 11
Year (2013) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-22 McGraw Hill Education

New York, New York, United States

McGraw Hill Education is a provider of high-quality educational material and learning solutions for students, instructors, and institutions around the world. McGraw Hill Education was founded in 1888 and is based in New York City.

Sell $2.5B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-22 Dodge

Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

Dodge is a provider of analytics and software-based workflow integration solutions for the construction industry. Building product manufacturers, architects, engineers, contractors, and service providers leverage Dodge to identify and pursue unseen growth opportunities and execute on those opportunities for enhanced business performance. Dodge is based in Bedford, Massachusetts.

Sell $320M
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