Divestiture • Consumer Products

The Arena Group Acquires ShopHQ

On October 17, 2025, The Arena Group acquired consumer products company ShopHQ from IV Media

Acquisition Context
  • This is The Arena Group’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is The Arena Group’s 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Arena Group’s 3rd transaction in New York.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date October 17, 2025
Target ShopHQ
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) The Arena Group
Sellers(s) IV Media
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

ShopHQ

New York, New York, United States
ShopHQ is a multiplatform home shopping network and e‑commerce retailer offering jewelry, watches, beauty, home, and consumer products. ShopHQ is based in New York, New York.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

The Arena Group

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1990
Sector Publishing
Employees190
Revenue 126M USD (2024)
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, New York.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 9 of 9
Sector: Consumer Products 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 2 of 2
State: New York 3 of 3
Country: United States 9 of 9
Year: 2025 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Lindy’s Sports Digital Assets offers modern digital strategy in the sports media market.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

IV Media

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Category Company
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

IV Media is a media and commerce company operating multichannel retail platforms. IV Media is based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Consumer Products 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
State: New York 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 1
Year: 2025 1 of 1