In this issue of JEGI’s Client Briefing Newsletter, JEGI hosted its annual Consumer CEO Forum at the Four Seasons Restaurant in January.  A select group of media executives provided their views and outlooks on the industry, which were mostly optimistic for second half growth.  JEGI hosted its annual Business-to-Business Magazine CEO Forum at the Four Seasons Restaurant in NYC in March.  JEGI dominated the Top 20 list of media and information deals, advising on three of the top 10 and five of the top 20 transactions.  JEGI Capital’s article titled “The Real-Time Economy” asks whether “dashboards”, software programs that graphically display key business metrics on one screen will become as common on our computers as in our cars?  JEGI Capital held its first Brain Trust Meeting of 2002.  JEGI noted that William Sullivan joined ExactOne as CEO.  As well, the first signs of an M&A market recovery are now visible, as buyers spent $2.6 billion to acquire 74 media and information industry properties in the first ten weeks of 2002.  JEGI also highlights its leadership position in M&A among investment banking firms covering the media and information industries, including the sale of First Data Bank to Wolters Kluwer. 

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