Month: October 2012

Business Insider
The key question that brands have when planning and analyzing social media campaigns is how to measure the impact that every dollar spent on paid social media has on the value their owned and earned social media.

Business Insider
Everyone remembers when Facebook bought Instagram for a headline-friendly billion dollars last April. But what about the 10 companies it acquired after that? Or the 29 prior?

InPublishing
Adam Matthew, the creator of online resources for university research, has been acquired by SAGE, a leading international independent academic and professional publisher, in a transaction that will enable more students to access important academic sources.

AltAssets
Chicago-based buyout house GTCR has bought business data company OneSource Information Services through its partnership with Cannondale Investments.

PE Hub
Infogroup has sold its OneSource business to Cannondale Investments, which is backed by GTCR. Concord, Mass.-based OneSource is an online platform that provides detailed information about companies and executives.

AdExchanger
Analytics has been a hot area for M&A activity for years. And there’s no sign of things slowing down, according to the latest deals report from media-focused banker Jordan Edmiston Group, Inc. reports.

GTCR
GTCR, a leading private equity firm, today announced it has acquired OneSource Information Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Infogroup, Inc.

The Drum
Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) has confirmed the completed sale of leadership and conferences business, Evanta, to Leeds Equity Partners.

Folio
Media, information and marketing acquisition volume and value continue to grow according to a third-quarter M&A report released by media bankers The Jordan, Edmiston Group.

AdAge
The number of media deals rose almost 49% during the first three quarters compared with the same period in 2011, while total value increased 52%, according to a report by media investment bank Jordan, Edmiston Group.