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EVENT RECAP: Six Takeaways from the FIPP World Media Congress Help Publishers Move Forward
August 31, 2022 By Jan Davis, M&A Media Content Creator with John McGovern, CEO/Owner-Grimes, McGovern & Associates Grimes McGovern joined 350 participants from 30 countries in Cascais, Portugal, for the 44th FIPP World Media Congress, organized and hosted by...
EVENTS: Mx3 Berlin (For B2B and Special Interest Media Sector) October 2022
A must-attend pan-European event specifically for the B2B and special interest media sector, taking place at Fabrik 23 in Berlin, Germany, on 19 and 20 October 2022. B2B and Special Interest media serve a very particular and passionate audience across a broad range...
NEW TO THE MARKET: Market Share/Market Size Database, Market Research & KPO Company
Fast-Growing business with market research reports, custom research, and market share/size database of 3000 markets (150k datasets) plus offshoring business lines with 50%+ revenue growth and 30%+ EBITDA growth. NDA Request Contact: jmcgovern@mediamergers.com Find out...
NEW TO THE MARKET: High Growth Technology-Focused Conference Series
High-growth technology conference/tradeshow series. Strong organic growth and profitability with new cities added this year and more to come. The audience is technology-focused c-suite leaders (CEOs, CMOs, CDOs, CIOs, CTOs). Topics are Saas, Cloud, Big Data, Fintech,...
Watch: John McGovern Discusses the Future of Events at the 2022 FIPP World Media Congress
Cobus Heyl, Co-Founder-Di5rupt organized and hosted the FIPP World Media Congress on license from FIPP – connecting global media, an industry body for international media. It took place from 7-9 June in Cascais, Portugal. #FIPP Congress FIPP WORLD MEDIA CONGRESS...
NEW TO THE MARKET: B2B Recurring-Revenue Subscription Membership Business in Energy
B2B Recurring-Revenue Subscription Membership Business in Energy, a leading, growing, highly-targeted b2b membership for-profit association & media business focused on a major vertical within energy. Click More Details: NDA Request Contact:...
How To Plan An M&A Strategy to Buy or Sell in 2023
Strategy consulting to maximize key processes in pre-planning business plans has been an essential service for our partners. The Grimes, McGovern, and Associates advisory team has the extensive industry knowledge to help buy and sell M&A decisions. Let's start the...
Grimes, McGovern & Associates’ (Global Events & Media Group) represented Group Tour Media, a “leading brand in the Group Travel Planning industry” in the sale of their assets to Gemini Media
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2022 Media ContactAsia Jones, Hour Mediaajones@hour-media.comO: 248-691-1800, ext. 172 Gemini Media Acquires Group Tour Media Michigan-based publisher continues strategic growth plans [Grand Rapids, MI] Friday, June 9 – Gemini Media, a...
Events M&A in a Post-COVID World
Future of events FIPP World Media Congress | Lisbon-Cascais | 7-9 June 2022 We are now in the third year of a pandemic, with the world slowly adapting after two years of strict restrictions. During and post this period, event companies have had to reinvent themselves,...
Grimes, McGovern & Associates represents Quartz, Acquired by G/O Media
G/O Media Acquires Business News Publisher Quartz April 28, 2022 Quartz is the first addition to the G/O Media stable of sites since the company was formed threeyears ago. One of the marquee business brands among digitally native premium contentdestinations, Quartz...
Are You Ready to Sell Your Database/Market Intelligence Company?
April 21, 2022 | By Jan Davis, M&A Media Content Creator; Interviewed: Grimes, McGovern & Associates, Jeff Gruenhut, Senior Associate 12 Important Factors a Buyer will Consider Are you a niche market intelligence publisher not found in mainstream media...
Can your media company help a buyer diversify its revenues?
March 10, 2022 | Digital Advertising is the new normal. By Jan Davis, M&A Media Content Creator; Interviewed: Grimes, McGovern & Associates-Senior Associates: James McDonald, Tim Smith and Jeff Gruenhut Media buyers are looking for ways to diversify their...
Full Steam Ahead for Spring Tradeshows
January 27, 2022 Industry Insights Post: John McGovern, CEO Owner At GMA, we are asked all the time by potential sellers how the event industry is doing now, that we have the toughest part of these unique times behind us. We are asked about multiples – more on that...
‘The Value Is in the Data’ – John McGovern on the State of Media and Events M&A in 2022
January 18, 2022 By Matt Kinsman | MEDIA Not even a full month into the new year, it’s safe to say that M&A is back in B2B media. Recent weeks have seen a surge of deals including Endeavor Business Media, the industry’s most aggressive strategic buyer prior...
Grimes, McGovern & Associates represented MJBiz, a Leading B2B Event and Content Platform for the Cannabis Industry Acquired by Emerald Holding, Inc.
NEW YORK, NY. (January 4, 2022) — Emerald Holding, Inc. (NYSE:EEX) (“Emerald” or the “Company”) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of MJBiz, the leading event producer and content platform serving the wide range of companies operating in the large...
Grimes, McGovern & Associates represent News Service of Florida in Sale to GovExec, a leading information services and insights company
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Liz Stein/GEMGlstein@govexec.com240.461.3053 GOVEXEC ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TO FURTHER EXPAND CITY & STATE BRAND INTO NEW LOCALES New products and Services to Launch in Florida in 2022 Washington,...
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...