Business Insider
Mergers and acquisitions in the technology sector have returned to pre-crash levels — and gone even higher — with average deal-size up a staggering 81% on 2013, according to data from JEGI.
Media/Tech Deals Dollar Volume Rises
MediaPost
The number of media-marketing-technology deals remained much the same in 2014 versus the year before, but total deal volume nearly doubled due to major transactions.
Summit Professional Networks and Three Conferences Sold to Legal News Publisher
Trade Show Executive
Summit Professional Networks was sold to ALM, a New York-based media firm that specializes in legal and insurance news.
Media M&A Soars in 2014
Folio
Overall media M&A was up substantially in 2014, hitting pre-recession levels in both volume and value, according to a report from investment bank, JEGI. Aggregate deal value topped $128 billion last year, shooting up 92 percent over 2013, while with 1,481 deals, the number of acquisitions across the industry rose 6 percent.