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Process Makes Perfect — Quick musings from the CEO’s desk
Many companies wrestle with diversifying revenue. Owners come to us all the time showing new revenue streams that are usually a small, but growing percentage of revenues. Buyers twist themselves into a pretzel trying to figure out whether the progress on the revenue...
Plain Language Media Announces the Sale of G2 Intelligence to LABX Media Group
NEW LONDON, CT - November 18, 2021 – Plain Language Media LLLP (PLM) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell all the information services assets of G2 Intelligence (G2Intelligence.com) to LabX Media Group. The deal...
Grimes, McGovern & Associates represented Crain Communications in their acquisition of the Green Market Report, a leading cannabis news & events company.
CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS ACQUIRES CANNABIS FINANCIAL NEWS BRAND GREEN MARKET REPORT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2021: NEW YORK—Crain Communications has acquired Green Market Report, a digital media brand that covers financial news of the rapidly growing...
Grimes, McGovern & Associates represent CMS Software Technology company in sale to strategic buyer ePublishing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY – September 10, 2021 – ePublishing, a leading provider of software and services for publishers and media companies, has acquired 1Up! Software, a content management system for community publishers and organizations. Grimes, McGovern...
M&A advisory firm Grimes, McGovern sees lot of activity, consolidation phase on tap
NEWS & TECH STAFF |Jul 9, 2021 Updated Jul 9, 2021 Many in the media industry are acquainted with Grimes, McGovern & Associates, a merger and acquisitions advisory that shows up in News & Tech’s Dateline newsletter and elsewhere in our copy when the firm...
Grimes, McGovern & Associates represents Connectivity Business in sale of Subscription Information Business to Strategic Buyer
Royal Media Acquires Connectivity Business Expansion extends to global connectivity infrastructure and services industry NEW YORK (PRWEB) July 20, 2021 Royal Media (Royal), a leading specialized information company, is pleased to announce that it has acquired...
Grimes, McGovern & Associates represents Financial Advisory firm in sale of Subscription Information Business to Strategic Buyer
Expands Specialized Media Portfolio into Energy Sector NEW YORK (July 14, 2021) – Royal Media (Royal), a leading specialized information company, is pleased to announce that it has acquired The Foster Report (Foster) and its associated assets from Concentric Energy...
Grimes, McGovern & Associates’ represented Kestrel Health Information in the sale of their assets to HMP Global
Transaction includes flagship brands WoundCon and WoundSource Directory and creates wound care education powerhouse with broad global and professional reach, serving the entire field from classroom to clinical practice NEWS PROVIDED BY HMP Global Mar 23, 2021, 12:30...
Grimes, McGovern and Associates’ Global Media and Events Group represented Butane-Propane News in the sale of their core assets to Cahaba Media Group
CAHABA MEDIA GROUP COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF BUTANE-PROPANE NEWS BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (February 2, 2021)—Cahaba Media Group (cahabamedia.com) announced today the acquisition of the assets of Butane-Propane News (bpnews.com), a leading trade publication for the propane...
Grimes, McGovern & Associates represented Benbow Ventures in the acquisition of NEXTpittsburg
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 4, 2020 PITTSBURGH, PA: NEXTpittsburgh, a media site about the people advancing the region and the innovative things happening in Pittsburgh, has been acquired. John Rhoades, an entrepreneur and community activist, bought the...
Grimes, McGovern & Associates represented City and State NY in their sale to Government Executive Media Group
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/04/2021 Expansion plan includes new launches in additional cities across the country Washington, D.C., and New York, NY, (January 4, 2021) -- Government Executive Media Group (GEMG), the market-leading information services company...
IssuesInk Acquired by Farms.com
New York, NY – December 5, 2020 – Grimes, McGovern & Associates announce Farms.com Ltd has acquired the assets of Issues Ink. With like-minded management principles and complementary services, the acquisition of Issues Ink further enhances Farms.com’s...
Food Safety Magazine Acquired by BNP Media
October 6, 2020 TROY, MI, October 6, 2020 – BNP Media (www.bnpmedia.com), one of the country's leading business-to-business media companies, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Food Safety Magazine (www.foodsafetymagazine.com), the leading content provider of...
Allured Business Media Expands Professional Beauty Reach with Creative Age Acquisition
CAROL STREAM, Ill., July 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Allured Business Media has set its sights on the professional beauty industry, acquiring publishing house Creative Age on July 15, 2020. The move expands Allured Business Media's salon and spa professional brands from...
The Future of Events & Conferences
Dear Friends and Clients of Grimes, McGovern & Associates First of all, some Good News regarding the crisis: Most of the energy around bringing events back have centered around separating trade shows, events & conferences from the term "mass gatherings". ...
The Baby Show acquired by BLUE ANT Media
(Toronto, ON – January 10, 2019) – Blue Ant Media announced today that it will be expanding its Canadian consumer show business with the acquisition of The Baby Shows, which take place in Toronto in Spring and Fall at the Enercare Centre. The deal will see the shows...
Cambridge Innovation Institute Announces the Acquisition of the AI WORLD Conference & Expo and AI TRENDS
CAMBRIDGE INNOVATION INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF THE AI WORLD CONFERENCE & EXPO AND AI TRENDS The Leading Artificial Intelligence Conference and Publication to Join Cambridge Innovation Institute’s Extensive Portfolio NEEDHAM, MA— (April 18, 2018) -...
Diversified Communications Acquires The Running Event from Formula 4 Media, LLC
PORTLAND, MAINE (PRWEB) MAY 18, 2018 Diversified Communications announced today its first U.S. acquisition of 2018. Diversified has purchased The Running Event and its complementary digital magazine, Running Insight, from Formula 4 Media, LLC. The Running Event is an...
John joined W.B. Grimes in 2011 to run the Global Media, Events & Information Services Group, which has had excellent growth under his tenure, branching out into new regions and more diverse businesses. Under John, the Global Media Events & Information Services client list grew to include many more sellside and buyside retainer clients than the group had ever had in its history. John brings 30 plus years of strategy, business development experience in the global media, events and online services industries, holding positions such as Senior VP of Thomson Financial, (where he grew revenues from $30m to $90m in six years) Senior VP at the Fair Disclosure Financial Network (which grew from zero to $2m in 18 months under his tenure) and various positions early in his career at Dow Jones/Factiva. John has run global strategy, business development and sales/marketing functions in both large and small organizations, including managing international staff. As the new owner of Grimes, McGovern & Associates, John looks forward to continuing the tradition the Grimes family started of helping small to medium sized business owners grow their businesses, and exit at the right time at the best price. John is an avid tennis player, foodie and movie buff (especially spy movies).