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CMP Media, a subsidiary of United Business Media and a leading marketing solutions company serving the technology, healthcare and entertainment markets, has acquired Black Hat, Inc., a leading producer of information security conferences and training that includes Black Hat Briefings and Conferences. Jeff Moss, founder and owner of Black Hat, will join CMP Media as Director of Black Hat.

The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Black Hat in this transaction. For more information, click here.

George E. Fern Company, a leading national service contractor for the event industry, has been sold to Wachovia Capital Partners. Wachovia Capital Partners is the principal investing group of Wachovia Corporation, the nation's fifth largest bank holding company.

The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented George E. Fern in this transaction. For more information, click here.

iMedia Communications, Inc., a leading publisher and event producer for the interactive media and marketing industries, has been sold to dmg world media's ad:tech expositions, the leading event organizer for global interactive marketing conferences and expositions.

The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented iMedia in this transaction. For more information, click here.

The Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA) has sold its Informex trade show, the premier marketing event for the custom chemical industry, to United Business Media (UBM) for $24 million cash at closing. The acquisition builds upon UBM's existing strong chemicals and pharmaceuticals ingredients operations in Europe and Asia thorugh its CMP Information division.

The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented SOCMA in this transaction. For more information, click here.

Light Reading Inc., the ultimate source for technology and financial analysis of the communications industry, has been acquired by CMP Media LLC, a subsidiary of UK-based United Business Media for $27 million. This deal will give CMP a market leading position in the global telecommunications sector.

The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Light Reading in this transaction. For more information, click here.

Jupitermedia Corporation (Nasdaq: JUPM) has reached an agreement to sell its Search Engine Strategies Trade Shows and ClickZ.com Network to Incisive Media plc for $43 million in cash. Incisive Media of London, England is a specialist business information provider across seven core markets.

The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Jupitermedia in this transaction. For more information, click here.

Paperloop has sold the Converting Machinery and Materials (CMM) International conference and exhibition, a premier trade show for the converting and package printing industry, to PennWell Corporation, a diversified, business-to-business media company.

The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Paperloop in this transaction. For more information, click here.

VNU Business Media has announced the sale of Restaurant Business, FoodService Director, Beverage World and Retail Merchandiser magazines and related assets to Ideal Media LLC, a division of Schofield Media Ltd. of Chicago, IL. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented VNU Business Media in this transaction.

VNU Business Media has sold Apparel magazine and related assets to Edgell Communications, Inc. Apparel is a leading b2b information resource for the American apparel industry and provides coverage of product information, technology news and insights on a range of industry issues. Apparel's related assets include a Web site, a weekly e-newsletter and a host of live events. The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc. represented VNU Business Media in this transaction.

Pfingsten Publishing, L.L.C. has acquired International Investment Conferences, Inc. (IIC) and Resource Investor, L.L.C. This transaction combines IIC's leading group of institutional and retail conferences and trade shows for the global mining industry with Pfingsten's Financial Services Group of magazines, conferences, Web sites and educational products. As a single business entity, the company will benefit from exceptional operating synergies, while offering a comprehensive product mix to advertisers, readers, exhibitors and attendees. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented IIC in this transaction.

dmg world media, one of the world's leading producers of conferences and exhibitions, has acquired the AD:TECH trade exhibitions from JD Events. Focusing exclusively on interactive marketing, this series of annual conferences and exhibitions includes events held in San Francisco, Chicago and New York as well as new shows to be launched in London and Shanghai in 2005. The next AD:TECH event is scheduled for April 25-27, 2005 at the San Francisco Marriott. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented JD Events in this transaction.

United Business Media (UBM) has acquired the Tissue World franchise from Paperloop. The series of Tissue World exhibitions and conferences, currently held in France, the USA and China, are the premier events for the world's manufacturers, suppliers and buyers of tissue paper. These events and the supporting trade publication, Tissue World, will become part of CMP Asia, a subsidiary of UBM. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Paperloop in this transaction.

New York-based EDventure Holdings has been sold to CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNET), a premier global interactive content company, in a cash and stock transaction. EDventure has built a reputation as an independent authority on technology issues through its prestigious Release 1.0 publications and PC Forum executive conferences. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented EDventure in this transaction.

Wicks Business Information has sold Alternative Investor to Dow Jones & Company for $85 million, plus working capital and a potential performance-based payment of $5 million. Alternative Investor was created through the combination of three independent companies – Asset Alternatives, VentureOne and Venture Reporter – and has become a powerful and profitable leader in providing data, analysis, news and events to the private equity community around the globe. The Jordan, Edmiston Group initiated this transaction and represented Wicks Business Information in negotiations.

Pfingsten Publishing, L.L.C. has acquired the assets of Advanstar's Art Group from Advanstar Communications, Inc. The acquisition combines Pfingsten’s art properties – DÉCOR magazine, four DÉCOR Expo tradeshows and Art Expressions magazine – with Advanstar’s Art Business News, Framing Business News, Artexpo New York and Art Miami into a single business unit. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Pfingsten Publishing in this transaction.

Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC ("Euromoney") has acquired 80% of Information Management Network ("IMN"), the New York-based financial conference organizer. The initial cash consideration is approximately $29 million with three further payments to be made in 2005, 2006 and 2007. The maximum acquisition price payable for 100% of IMN is $100 million. IMN was represented in this transaction by The Jordan, Edmiston Group.

Active Interest Media ("AIM") has acquired Chantilly, VA-based Home Buyer Publications, publisher of special interest consumer magazines Log Home Living and Timber Frame Homes and a trade publication, Building Systems Magazine. The company also produces nearly a dozen three-day log home shows and more than two dozen building seminars that attract thousands of consumers from around the country. AIM, which is headed by Efrem “Skip??? Zimbalist III, former chief executive officer of Times Mirror Magazines, was represented in this transaction by The Jordan, Edmiston Group.

Ziff Davis Media has joined with the New York consultancy TM Media to launch the Ziff Davis Marketing Group. TM Media will complement and work side-by-side with the existing Ziff Davis Custom/Conference Group to launch a string of technology events with an emphasis on quality, not size or quantity. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Ziff Davis in this transaction.

Imark Communications, Inc. has sold its First Contact division, a provider of event management services, to Stealth FC, LLC, an Oregon Limited Liability Company affiliated with Stealth Services Worldwide, LLC. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Imark in this transaction.

Imark Communications, Inc. has sold its Tradeshow Division to Centric Events Group, LLC , a privately funded event development and management firm focused on new product launches, acquisitions and customized, private-label, event management opportunities. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Imark in this transaction.

Penton Media, Inc. has sold Professional Trade Shows (PTS) to Cygnus Expositions, a division of Cygnus Business Media. PTS is the nation's leading producer of regional industrial trade shows with over 25 shows in 22 states serving four markets - Plant Engineering & Maintenance, Building & Facilities, Material Handling and Machine Tools. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Penton Media in this transaction.

Penton Media, Inc. has sold ISPCON Events, producer of events targeting ISPs and other data services providers, to The Golden Group, a trade conference and event management business. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Penton Media in this transaction.

Penton Media, Inc. has sold Streaming Media, Inc., to Information Today, Inc. Streaming Media, Inc. serves and educates the streaming media industry and community through its website, www.streamingmedia.com, exhibitions and conferences, research and publications. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Penton Media in this transaction.

Penton Media, Inc. has sold A/E/C Systems International, producer of trade shows serving the architectural, engineering and construction industries, to Hanley-Wood, LLC. Hanley-Wood is a business-to-business media network serving North America's residential and commercial construction industries. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Penton Media in this transaction.

Imark Communications, Inc. has sold @d:tech, a leading event on interactive advertising, marketing and commerce, to JDEvents, Inc. JDEvents focuses on incubating new event concepts in diverse marketplaces. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Imark in this transaction.

Imark Communications, Inc. has sold Project World USA and The Symposium on Healthcare Design tradeshows to The Institute for International Research (IIR). IIR is the leading conference and tradeshow operator worldwide. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Imark in this transaction.

Imark Communications, Inc. has sold selected assets of Solutions Network, Inc., including ProjectWorld Canada, to Diversified Business Communications, which produces international trade shows and publishes of a diverse set of magazines. ProjectWorld Canada comprises two educational conferences and exhibitions for project management professionals. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Imark in this transaction.

The Association for Information and Image Management International (AIIM) has sold the AIIM International Exposition & Conference to Advanstar Communications, Inc. The AIIM International Exposition & Conference is an enterprise content management event that attracts over 20,000 IT and business professionals annually. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented AIIM in this transaction.

The Economist Group has sold the Journal of Commerce Group to Commonwealth Business Media. The Journal of Commerce Group publishes Journal of Commerce Week, the PIERS database and directories business and Traffic World, Air Cargo World, Florida Shipper, Gulf Shipper and Shipping Digest magazines. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented The Economist Group in this transaction.

Pearson, plc has sold FT Energy Group to Platts, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies. FT Energy Group comprises Megawatt Daily, Gas Daily and Power in Europe newsletters and industry conferences, including Powermart and Coal Marketing Days. FT Energy Group also offers consulting services through E Source and RDI and databases and analytical tools such as POWERdat, GASdat and POWERmap. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Pearson in this transaction.

Reed Exhibitions, a division of Reed Elsevier plc, has sold the EastPack, WestPack and SouthPack regional packaging industry trade shows to Canon Communications, LLC. Canon Communications publishes 16 trade magazines and produces 18 tradeshows and conferences serving the medical device, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, packaging, electronics, semiconductor fabrication, injection molding and other advanced technology markets. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Reed in this transaction.

dmg world media has acquired a 25% interest in Western Exhibitors, Inc. from Universal Shows, Inc. for $40 million. Western Exhibitors is a gift show organizer. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented dmg world media in this transaction.

dmg world media has acquired a 25% interest in GLM Shows from George Little Management for $70 million. GLM Shows is the largest privately-held tradeshow management company for the production and marketing of consumer goods tradeshows in North America. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented dmg world media in this transaction.

Kennedy Information, LLC has been sold to The Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) for $47 million. Kennedy publishes eight newsletters, three magazines and a host of research reports, web sites and conferences serving the management consulting, executive recruting and investor relations industries. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Kennedy Information in this transaction.

1st Communications, Inc. has sold Professional Trade Shows, Inc. to Penton Media for $17 million. Professional Trade Shows operates 50 events in 40 cities in the US and Mexico and produces events for the factory/plant engineering and maintenance industries. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented 1st Communications in this transaction.

First Conferences Ltd. has sold Streaming Media East, Streaming Media West and Streaming Media Europe trade shows, the streamingmedia.com Web site and Streaming Media magazine to Penton Media for $100 million. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented First Conferences in this transaction.

Duke Communications, Inc. has sold Windows 2000 magazine group, AS400 Network, Business Finance and Duke Communications Europe to Penton Media for $150 million ($100 million cash + $50 million earn-out based on EBITDA and revenue targets for '01, '02 and '03). The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Duke Communications in this transaction.

Thunder Lizard Productions has been sold to Fawcette Technical Publications. Thunder Lizard is a Web design and development and Web marketing and advertising conference producer. Its portfolio of exhibitions includes Photoshop Conference, Web Design 2000, Web Marketing 2000, Web Advertising 2000, Web Commerce 2000, Macromedia Web World, Web Design World, Web Design 2000 and Web Marketing World. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Thunder Lizard in this transaction.

Fairchild Publications has sold a 50% in Fairchild Urban Expositions to Urban Expositions and Development, the original management team of Doug Miller, Tom Fulghum and Chris Schoen. Fairchild Urban Expositions produces regional tradeshows that target the gift, decorative accessories and resort merchandise markets. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Fairchild Publications in this transaction.

Pfingsten Publishing has acquired the Mortgage Originator Group from Mortgage Publishing Group. The group comprises Mortgage Originator, the leading magazine serving the mortgage origination industry, related conferences and MortgageOriginator.com. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Pfingsten Publishing in this transaction.

Bill Communications, Inc., a subsidiary of VNU USA, has sold the KM World Group to Information Today, Inc. KM World Group comprises KM World magazine, KMWorld.com and the KM World Conference and Exposition and related assets. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Bill Communications in this transaction.

1st Communications, Inc. has sold Champion Productions to Cygnus Business Media. Champion Productions produces 13 tradeshows that focus on the information technology business, engineering, damage prevention and the farm, ranch and agricultural industry. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented 1st Communications in this transaction.

The National Soft Drink Association has sold InterBev tradeshow to Reed Elsevier (Reed Exhibition Companies). InterBev is the premier all beverage conference and exhibition serving the entire beverage industry. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented the National Soft Drink Association in this transaction.

TPD Group Limited has sold Visual C++ Developers Journal and related conference to Fawcette Technical Publications. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented TPD Group in this transaction.

dmg world media has acquired Surf Expo from AMC Orlando, Inc. Surf Expo is the premier tradeshow for manufacturers and retailers in the surf, skate, water sports, swim and resort industries. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented dmg world media in this transaction.

dmg world media has acquired the California Gift Show from CGS Associates, LP. The California Gift Show is the oldest and largest gift and home furnishings show in the West with over 27,000 buyers represented nearly 12,000 companies. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented dmg world media in this transaction.

Commerce Publishing Company, which serves the art and framing marketplace and insurance industries, has been sold to Pfingsten Publishing, LLC. Included in the sale was Commerce Monthly, a banking trade magazine, a series of eight trade shows and three trade publications. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Commerce Publishing in this transaction.

Strategic Business Communications, LLC has sold Beverage World Group, consisting of nine publications, six conferences, one trade show and a Web site, to Bill Communications, Inc., a subsidiary of VNU USA. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Strategic Business Communications in this transaction.

Rodale Press, Inc. has sold American Woodworker Group to RD Publications, Inc., a subsidiary of Reader's Digest Association, Inc. The Woodworker Group includes three leading properties in the prosperous woodworking market: American Woodworking magazine; Woodworking Books; and American Woodworker Shows, a consumer trade show operation. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Rodale Press in this transaction.

Reed Exhibition Companies, a subsidiary of Reed Elsevier, Inc., has sold the U.S. SCAN-TECH Event to Advanstar Communications, Inc. SCAN-TECH is an exhibition covering automatic identification and data capture solutions. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Reed in this transaction.

Pearson plc has sold GIS Group to Adams Business Media. The GIS Group is focused on the geoinformation market and includes GIS World, Business Geographics, GIS Europe, Mapping Awareness, New Perspectives, GIS Africa and GIS Asia Pacific and the related conferences and Web sites. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Pearson in this transaction.

Reed Business Information, a subsidiary of Reed Elsevier plc, has sold the Computer Group to Washington Post Company. The group comprises five leading government computer industry trade publications, including Government Computer News and Reseller Management and trade shows, including FOSE and FEDnet/FEDimaging. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Reed Business Information in this transaction.