M&A Deal Summary

The Arena Group Acquires SAY Media

On August 6, 2018, The Arena Group acquired media company SAY Media

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Arena Group’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is The Arena Group’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Arena Group’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-08-06
Target SAY Media
Sector Media
Buyer(s) The Arena Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

SAY Media

San Francisco, California, United States
SAY Media, Inc. is a provider of media services to independent content creators. It specializes in social publishing, distribution, and digital marketing. SAY Media is based in San Francisco, California.

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Buyer

The Arena Group

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1990
Sector Publishing
Employees441
Revenue 244M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

The Arena Group is a network of professionally-managed online media channels and interest groups. Maven enables partners to focus on the key drivers of their business: creating, informing, sharing, discovering, leading and interacting with the communities and constituencies they serve. The Arena Group was founded in 1990 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector (Media) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 7
State (California) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 2 of 7
Year (2018) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-05 HubPages

San Francisco, California, United States

HubPages, Inc. is a network of sites where people write about their passions. HubPages, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-12 TheStreet

New York, New York, United States

TheStreet, Inc. is a digital financial media company that distributes its content through online, social media, tablet and mobile channels. The Company's network of brands includes: TheStreet, RealMoney, RealMoney Pro, Stockpickr, Action Alerts PLUS, Options Profits, Chat on TheStreet, and MainStreet. TheStreet, Inc. was formed in 1996 and is headquartered in New York City.

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