JEGI Advises dmg world media on the Sale of its North American Consumer Home Shows to Marketplace Events, a Portfolio Company of Stephens Capital Partners

 dmg world media (www.dmgworldmedia.com), a division of Daily Mail & General Trust plc (DMGT), has sold its portfolio of North American consumer home shows to Marketplace Events LLC for $53 million.

Marketplace Events is a portfolio company of Stephens Capital Partners LLC, an affiliate of Stephens Inc. (www.stephens.com), a privately held investment bank in Little Rock, Arkansas. This DMGT portfolio comprises 38 consumer home shows in 27 cities across the US and Canada. With this transaction, JEGI continues to serve the event industry with high quality investment banking services.

“We are very pleased with the outcome of this sale, as we were able to find a great buyer at the right price,” said Mike Cooke, Chief Executive Officer, dmg world media.

The 2008 schedule of shows will take place as planned. All current employees in this group will go with the shows and continue running the business for Stephens.

“The home shows were a significant reason for dmg world media’s entry into the North American market in the first place, and we have all enjoyed building the business to where it is today,” said Michael Franks, Chief Operating Officer, dmg world media. “The same fantastic management and staff now have the opportunity to run it as a stand alone business. I wish them every success in the future and would like to recognize and thank them for their help and support during the past 12 years.”

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JEGI Advises Financial Media Holdings Group on its Sale of Compliance Week to Haymarket Media

Firm continues its strong focus on serving the financial information market with high-quality investment banking services

The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc. (www.jegi.com) is pleased to announce that Boston-based Financial Media Holdings Group, Inc. (www.fmhgroup.com) has sold Compliance Week (www.complianceweek.com) to Haymarket Media, Inc. (www.haymarket.com).

Compliance Week is the leading provider of corporate governance, risk and compliance information for financial and legal executives at public companies. Founded in 2002 by Scott Cohen and Frank Hertz, Compliance Week produces a paid weekly electronic newsletter, a paid monthly BPA-audited print magazine, a major annual conference and other live events, and a paid access web site that includes news, analysis, research, searchable governance databases and other valuable online resources.

“We are thrilled to have made this acquisition and to be working with Scott and Frank, who have developed an extraordinary passion for this complicated and rapidly developing market,” said Haymarket Media Chairman & CEO William Pecover. “Along with fellow shareholders Barry Greenfield (Vice President of Sales) and Rob Raisch (Chief Technology Officer), they have built an impressive team and range of products, designed from the outset to address changing habits of media consumption.”

“We are tremendously excited to be working with the world-class team at Haymarket,” said Compliance Week’s Scott Cohen. “Haymarket’s international footprint, its broad array of media titles, and its 50 years of publishing prowess make the perfect global launching pad for Compliance Week. In addition, the culture of ethics, integrity and sustainability embedded at Haymarket perfectly echo the mission and vision of our publication.”

Mr. Cohen added, “The Jordan, Edmiston Group did an extraordinary job advising Financial Media Holdings Group in the sale of Compliance Week. Their experience, professionalism, and knowledge of our core business were absolutely invaluable.”

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