CCH Incorporated (www.cch.com), a Wolters Kluwer company, has sold Summers Press and selected CCH publications to Mancomm (www.mancomm.com), a safety and compliance publisher and a company of Mangan Communications, Inc. Summers Press publishes Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and other United States federal and state employment law related reference and guide books. The CCH publications included in the sale all cover OSHA-related topics.

JEGI represented Wolters Kluwer in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor.

Rigzone (www.rigzone.com), a U.S. market leader in the oil and gas industry, delivering content, data, advertising, and career services, has been sold to Dice Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DHX) (www.diceholdingsinc.com), a leading provider of specialized career web sites for professional communities for $39 million in cash and additional consideration of up to $16 million over a one year earnout.

Known as the online gateway to the oil and gas industry, Rigzone is the world’s most-used source for upstream oil and gas news and data, including in-depth information on the exploration, drilling and production markets. Rigzone has built a valuable and largely-passive community with more than 500,000 unique visitors each month and more than 270,000 resumes in their database.

The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Rigzone in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor. For more information, click here.

The Economist Group (www.economistgroup.com) has sold CFO Publishing (www.cfo.com) to private equity firm Seguin Partners, LLC (www.seguinpartners.com), in partnership with CFO’s management.

CFO is the leading business-to-business media brand focused on the information needs of c-level and senior finance executives. In addition to CFO magazine, the business includes a rapidly-growing portfolio of online products and services as well as conferences and custom research and publishing.

The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented The Economist Group in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor. For more information, click here.

Times Publishing Company has sold Congressional Quarterly (www.cq.com), the premier provider of congressional news, insight and analysis, to Roll Call Group (www.rollcallgroup.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Economist Group (www.economistgroup.com). Under the terms of the agreement, Roll Call has purchased the assets of CQ to form a new company to be called CQ-Roll Call Group.

Since 1945, CQ has been the "publication of record," providing factual, unbiased coverage of congressional activity. In recent years, CQ has been at the forefront of developing Internet services that provide real-time intelligence on the workings of Congress. Roll Call, founded in 1955 and acquired by the Economist Group in 1992, has been at the center of the Capitol Hill community, providing a look into the people, politics, and personalities that drive the legislative process.

"The new CQ-Roll Call Group will have the largest and most experienced newsroom covering Washington and will be the leader in providing insight and analysis about the workings of Congress," said Laurie Battaglia, Managing Director and Executive Vice President of Roll Call Group.

The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Congressional Quarterly in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor. For more information, click here.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company (www.hmco.com) has sold Harcourt Religion Publishers to Our Sunday Visitor (www.osv.com), a Catholic not-for-profit organization that publishes six periodicals and markets over 500 products.

This transaction brings together two of the nation’s leading Catholic publishing groups. The strategic combination of the two companies’ product lines, services, and innovations represents an unprecedented, one-source solution for lifelong faith development within Catholic parishes and schools.

The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company in this transaction.

Staffing Industry Analysts, Inc. (www.staffingindustry.com), the premier research, data and analysis firm covering the temporary workforce, has been sold to Crain Communications, Inc. (www.crain.com), the 90+ year-old business-to-business media company.

Under the Crain umbrella, Staffing Industry Analysts will continue to produce its award-winning online content of research, data, and analysis for staffing companies and other buyers of contingent labor. The company will maintain its presence in Los Altos, CA and retain its employees and management, with the exception of current chairman, Peter Yessne.

The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Staffing Industry Analysts in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor. For more information, click here.

University Health Publishing Group (UHPG), a leading provider of consumer health information and education in collaboration with two of the most esteemed universities in the country – Johns Hopkins University and the University of California, Berkeley, has been sold to MediZine, a leading consumer health education company and a portfolio company of Veronis Suhler Stevenson private equity firm.

The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented UHPG in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor. For more information, click here.

M:Metrics (www.mmetrics.com), the recognized leader in mobile measurement, has been sold to comScore (Nasdaq: SCOR) (www.comscore.com) a leader in measuring the digital world. The acquisition makes comScore the immediate leader in measuring the emerging and strategically important mobile Internet market and adds to comScore’s leading position in measuring PC-based Internet usage.

The transaction involves a cash payment of $44.3 million and the issuance of approximately 50,000 options to purchase shares of comScore stock to certain M:Metrics unvested option holders.

The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented M:Metrics in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor. For more information, click here.

Think Service, a membership, certification and training, and events organization focused on IT service and support practitioners has been sold to United Business Media plc on behalf of CMP Technology. United Business Media is a leading global business media company that informs markets and brings the world's buyers and sellers together at events, through online, in print, and with the information they need to do business successfully.

Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO, Think Service is the U.S. market leader in provision of training and information to service desk employees, also known as help desk employees.  Think Service also organizes an annual Conference & Expo that attracts over 2,000 attendees and is recognized as the industry's leading event for IT support professional.

The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Think Service in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor. For more information, click here.

Cambridge Information Group, a privately owned group of information services and publishing companies, in conjunction with Externalis and ABRY Partners, have completed a tender offer for the shares of Navtech, Inc., (NAVH.OB), a leading information provider to the aviation industry.

The Jordan, Edmiston Group advised Cambridge Information Group in this transaction.

Trade Service Corporation, a leading database provider of robust product and pricing solutions to 18,000 subscribers, has received a significant equity investment from GF Capital Private Equity Fund, LP. GF Capital of New York is focused on growth capital, buyout and recapitalization investments in the media and information industries.

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

Avista Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm, has acquired the assets of Phillips Investment Resources, LLC (“PIR”), a provider of subscription-based investment advice, from Phillips International, Inc.

Founded in 1974, Rockville, MD-based PIR provides independent investment advice on a paid subscription basis. The Company delivers its content primarily through electronic media channels, as well as through print newsletters. PIR offers 23 subscription-based advisory services from 16 expert advisors, covering a broad range of topics and investment styles to approximately 220,000 subscribers.

The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Phillips International in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor. For more information, click here.

Pfingsten Partners LLC, a private equity firm based in Deerfield, IL, has sold Pfingsten Publishing LLC to Wind Point Partners, a private equity firm with offices in Chicago and Southfield, MI. Headquartered in Ohio, Pfingsten Publishing is a business-to-business media company that serves nine market segments through three business groups. The company's Art and Framing Group serves the decorative art and fine art markets; the Financial Services Group serves the life and health insurance, property & casualty insurance and mortgage origination markets; and the Industrial Group serves the commercial construction, material handling, and maintenance repair and operations (MRO) markets.

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

The Thomson Corporation sold Peterson’s, a leading provider of education and career guidance, to Nelnet, one of the leading education finance companies in the US. The addition of Peterson’s expands the products and services that the two companies can offer to students, families, schools, lenders, guarantors, and military partners. It will advance Nelnet's initiative to match college-bound students with higher education institutions.

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

The Governance Institute, a provider of essential knowledge and solutions necessary for hospital and health systems Boards of Directors, executive management and physician leaders to achieve excellence across a wide array of strategic issues that confront hospitals and their Boards, has been sold to National Research Corporation (NASDAQ/NM: NRCI), a leader in healthcare performance measurement and improvement, for $19.5 million in cash at closing and $2.8 million in assumed liabilities. Housatonic Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in the business services and media industries, was the majority shareholder in The Governance Institute.

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

101communications, LLC, a leading integrated media company focused on the information technology community, has been acquired by 1105 Media, Inc., a company backed by private equity firms Nautic Partners and Alta Communications in partnership with Neal Vitale, a former Reed Elsevier and Peterson Publishing executive.

The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented 101communications' shareholders in this transaction. For more information, click here.

MarketResearch.com, the leading aggregator of global business intelligence, has acquired MindBranch, a provider of the most targeted market research to a wide array of companies. The Jordan, Edmiston Group initiated this transaction.

Dice, Inc., a leading provider of online recruiting services for technology professionals, has acquired the assets of ClearanceJobs.com, the premier job board focused exclusively on candidates with active U.S. Government security clearances. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Dice, Inc. in this transaction.

Market News International, Inc. ("MNI") has been sold to Xinhua Financial Network, Ltd ("Xinhua Finance"). MNI is the leading news, intelligence and analysis agency dedicated to the global fixed income and foreign exchange markets. This transaction marks the first U.S. financial information services acquisition by a Chinese company. Xinhua Finance is rapidly becoming a significant participant within the global financial information industry. The Jordan, Edmiston Group initiated this transaction and represented MNl in negotiations.

Financial Times Business Limited, a division of Pearson plc, has sold FT Directories to Marketing Communications Media Limited. FT Directories publishes the print directories for the oil and gas, power and energy industries. These directories offer a broad list of industry suppliers and contact information. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Financial Times 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.

PRIMEDIA, Inc. has sold PRIMEDIA Information (The Directory Group) to Bariston Partners. The Directory Group consists of 17 market-leading B2B directories and publications serving the transportation and international trade, performing arts and commercial credit industries. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented PRIMEDIA in this transaction.