F+W Acquires Aspire Media

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F+W has purchased Aspire Media, a Loveland, Colorado-based enthusiast publisher serving the craft market and backed by private equity firms Frontenac Company and Catalyst Investors. F+W CEO David Nussbaum says it will add another 30 percent of revenue to the company.

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Informa Acquires MMPI Canada

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The Canadian exhibition organizer MMPI Canada has been acquired by Informa plc in a deal valued at $53 million. MMPI Canada organizes 55 events and was considered by Informa to be a good fit with its worldwide operations in the specialty information arena.

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Informa acquires MMPI Canada for $53 million

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Event company Informa has acquired MMPI Canada, a Canadian producer of trade shows and conferences, for $53 million. MMPI Canada produces and manages more than 50 events in the construction, design, furniture and real estate sectors.

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MMPI Canada Acquired by Informa for $53M

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MMPI Canada, has been acquired by Informa plc for total consideration of $53 million. Informa is the largest publicly owned organizer of conferences and courses in the world, with an output of over 8,500 events annually.

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Northstar Travel Media Acquired by Wicks Group

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Northstar Travel Media, a leading business-information company serving the travel and meetings industries, has been acquired by the Wicks Group, making it one of the very few successful transactions in traditional b-to-b media in the last several years.

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Wicks acquires Northstar Travel Media

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Northstar Travel Media has been acquired from BV Investment Partners by a private equity fund of the Wicks Group of Cos. Financial terms of deal, which closed June 29, were not disclosed.

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