M&A Scorecard: December 2005
December 1, 2005
By Bill Mickey November 1 Buyer: Wachovia Capital Seller: Randall Publishing Sale Price: $75 million EBITDA Multiple: 9X
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December 1, 2005
By Bill Mickey November 1 Buyer: Wachovia Capital Seller: Randall Publishing Sale Price: $75 million EBITDA Multiple: 9X
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December 1, 2005
By Tony Silber The old stereotype is that association magazines are less-than-equal. Lower quality editorial, half-hearted sales efforts, backwater member benefits.
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December 1, 2005
By Matt Kinsman Private equity is the dominant force in publishing M&A these days, whether as purely financial or strategic-private equity hybrids They are applying pressure on publishing companies to focus on the bottom line while generating opportunities for significant short-term growth.
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December 1, 2005
By Dylan Stableford Issue: August 2005 Frequency: Monthly Launched: 1928 Circulation: 105,000 Editor-in-Chief: Jim Mele Senior Art Director: Dan Zeis Mission: "The trucking industry's information source."
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December 1, 2005
By Bill Mickey Don't short-change your media kit. Like other products that revolve around the magazine, the media kit is a brand extension. And the media kit reaches the second of your two major audiences: Media buyers. Communicating your media brand and the mission behind it is just as important to this group as it is to your readers.
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December 1, 2005
By Tony Silber The slow-moving process for the sale of Advanstar Communications may be nearing its culmination, a source with knowledge of the pending transaction indicated yesterday. The source, who spoke on a not-for-attribution basis, was asked where the process currently stands, noting the announcement was imminent: "You should hear soon. Stay tuned. Less than a week."
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December 1, 2005
By Dylan Stableford Another Month, Another Glowing Report on Digital Mag Growth San Francisco-based Zinio Systems
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December 1, 2005
By Dale D. Buss The Arizona Republic is sprinkling metro Phoenix with a number of new local magazines, some of them catering to just one Zip Code. But Michael Hiatt, publisher of Phoenix Magazine, has a message for executives at the Gannett Co. newspaper: Bring it on. And don't expect to win.
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