Year: 2013

The New York Times
Two companies that are leaders in the custom publishing industry – producing publications at the behest of marketers – are being combined under the aegis of a New York-based private equity firm.

PE Hub
McMurry and TMG Custom Media have merged. The Wicks Group of Companies has taken a majority stake in the new company, called McMurry/TMG. McMurry/TMG is a full‐service content marketing agency with annual revenues of close to $100 million and 270 employees.

Dow Jones
The Wicks Group of Cos. has purchased a majority stake in a new content marketing platform formed by the merger of McMurry Inc. and TMG Custom Media.

MarketingCharts
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the marketing services and technology sector saw strong growth in 2012, according to a new report from The Jordan, Edmiston Group (JEGI).

The Media Briefing
M&A activity is back to pre-recession levels in the media and entertainment space – a broad category that encompasses TheMediaBriefing’s core audience of professional media brands.

AdAge
Reed Exhibitions has acquired the Agenda trade show for the streetwear and action sports industries. Agenda, launched in 2003 with 33 brands, is now held twice a year in Long Beach; it will feature 550 brands later this month.

AdAge
Media mergers and acquisitions reached 1,351 transactions last year, double the number in 2011, with a total value of almost $75.0 billion, according to media investment firm Jordan, Edmiston Group.

MediaPost
The Marketing Services & Technology sector accounted for nine of the 30 largest deals of the year, with 458 transactions valued at more than $20 billion — up 67% for volume and 36% for value, respectively, compared with 2011, according to a recent report.

MediaPost
Media mergers and acquisitions continued to climb in value and total dollar volume — with smaller deals dominating the 2012 landscape.