M&A Deal Summary

Wainscot Media Acquires UBM - MR Magazine

On February 23, 2018, Wainscot Media acquired media company UBM - MR Magazine from UBM

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Wainscot Media’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Wainscot Media’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-02-23
Target UBM - MR Magazine
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Wainscot Media
Sellers(s) UBM
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

UBM - MR Magazine

London, United Kingdom
UBM plc - MR Magazine also include 25 custom magazines, published for the customers of exclusive retailers in the apparel and jewelry businesses, known as Forum and Accent.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Wainscot Media

Montvale, New Jersey, United States

Category Company
Founded 2006
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Wainscot Media is a is a family-owned trade and consumer media company. Wainscot specializes in four areas: The Luxury Group serves top independent luxury retailers, mainly in the fields of fashion, jewelry, home design and hospitality. Wainscot Health creates compelling content programs for hospital organizations, medical groups and pharma, drawing on a 30-year heritage as medical publishers. BigFish Digital Solutions helps businesses grow with turnkey digital marketing programs. And Wainscot’s Regional Magazine Group is a leading publisher of local lifestyle publications. Wainscot Media was founded in 2006 and is based in Montvale, New Jersey.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

UBM

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1918
Sector Business Services
Employees5,000
Revenue 770M GBP (2015)
DESCRIPTION

UBM is a global events-led marketing service and communications company helping businesses do business by bringing the world’s buyers and sellers together at events, online and in print. UBM was formed in 1918 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 7
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 6 of 6
Country: United Kingdom M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-14 Argentinian International Renewable Energy Congress

United Kingdom

Argentinian International Renewable Energy Congress is a major annual clean energy congress and exhibition is now in its third year. At the forefront of Argentina's renewable energy revolution, the event's content covers the new regulatory environment in great detail and provides in-depth insight into legal and financing complexities. The 2018 edition of AIREC will take place October 22-25 in Buenos Aires.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-01 Grupo CanalEnergia

Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil

Grupo CanalEnergia is focused on major events, media, Canalenergia.com.br and training exclusively dedicated to the Brazilian energy sector. Their portfolio of events includes among others ENASE, Brazil Windpower, Brazil Solar Power, Energy Expo Forum and Mercado Livre’s Annual Meeting.

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