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Twice Weekly The Greenville (IL) Advocate sold
The Greenville (IL) Advocate has been sold by owners Jay Endress and Paula Endress. Effective March 1st, ownership of the 4,000-circulation, twice-weekly newspaper, transferred to Centralia Publishing Ltd., which owns several newspapers in adjacent counties in central...
SONOMA MEDIA INVESTMENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KENWOOD INVESTMENTS ACQUIRES THE SONOMA COUNTY GAZETTE
Santa Rosa, CA: Sonoma Media Investments (SMI) LLC, has announced its purchase of the Sonoma County Gazette from Vesta Copestakes, publisher and owner of the Gazette since 2003. The Sonoma County Gazette will continue as a monthly publication written by readers and...
Ripon (WI) Commonwealth Press sold to Delta Media Group
After 57 years the Ripon Commonwealth Press and Express in Ripon, Wisconsin, has new owners at the helm. Effective Jan. 1 the Lyke family sold the award-winning newspaper and shopper to Delta Media Group based in Kiel. The company owns a digital marketing agency and...
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...
Staples World newspaper in Staples, Minnesota, sold to RMM Publications, LLC
Staples (MN) World newspaper sold Devlin Newspapers Inc. has sold their Staples World newspaper in Staples, Minnesota, to RMM Publications, LLC, a new company that involves long time Minnesota newspaper owners Rick Gail and Mike Kremer, as well as the current editor...
The Kilgore News Herald has been acquired by M. Roberts Media
The Kilgore News Herald has been acquired by M. Roberts Media, owner of the Longview News-Journal, Tyler Morning Telegraph, The Marshall News Messenger and other newspapers. The acquisition was announced to employees today. Terms of the deal between M. Roberts Media...
The Wilson Times Co. of Wilson, NC has purchased The Johnstonian News Group
The Wilson Times Co. of Wilson, NC has purchased the Kenly News, Pine Level News, Princeton News Leader and Selma News from Rick and Karen Stewart, owners of the newspapers since 1981. The Stewarts are retiring and Keven Zepezauer, Times president and publisher,...
Annandale (MN) Advocate changes hands
Annandale (MN) Advocate changes hands On Oct. 1, Michele and Ed Pawlenty, owners of the neighboring Maple Lake (MN) Messenger, officially purchased the Annandale (MN) Advocate from Steve Prinsen and his wife Sharon Schumacher. Prinsen plans to remain active at the...
The Leelanau Enterprise sold to an independent publisher from Buffalo
Leelanau Enterprise Sold to Wyoming Publisher Press Release | Grimes, McGovern & Associates | October 3, 2018 The Leelanau (Mich.) Enterprise has been sold to an independent publisher from Buffalo, Wyo. Louis Mullen purchased the weekly, recently named Michigan...
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...
Mishmash Média Acquires L’actualité.
The magazine, a pillar in Quebec's media landscape for over 40 years, will continue its mission which focuses on information, analysis and reflection.MONTREAL, Dec. 22, 2016 Mishmash Média, member of the Mishmash experience collective, announces the acquisition of the...
Annex Business Media has acquired the assets of Swan Erickson Publishing
Annex Business Media has acquired the assets of Swan Erickson Publishing, which include Industrial Products & Process Technology and Process West. IPP&T addresses the process products and technology information needs of more than 24,500 process engineers, managers,...
Newcom Media Inc. (formerly Newcom Business Media Inc.) acquired Today’s Bride
Today's Bride Sold to Newcom Newcom Media Inc. (formerly Newcom Business Media Inc.) acquired Today’s Bride and its related titles from Family Communications Inc. This represents the first foray into the consumer world for Newcom .Don Swinburne and Brian Baker were...
Annex Business Media acquires Capamara Communications
Annex Business Media is Canada’s largest B2B media company, with 63 brands is buying again with more to be announced according to Scott Jamieson, a Group Publisher. Annex, who just celebrated thier 20th Annivesary has acquired Aquaculture North America, Hatchery...
TWST Acquires Events business in IoT and related technology fields
John McGovern, of Grimes, McGovern & Associates, represented the technology events business Webcom Communications in its sale to TWST. We offer an initial free valuation for owners of media properties. Just click on the property type, complete the CONFIDENTIAL FORM to...
Süddeutscher Verlag (SV) has acquired London-based company Ultima Media Ltd.
The British company is a B2B specialist with websites, magazines, conferences and other network events, which are read and carried out worldwide in automotive markets. These include Western and Central Europe, Russia, North America, South America, China and India. The...
Informa acquires Utilities Industry Events and Membership Business
John McGovern, of Grimes, McGovern and Associates represented the events and membership business Utility Analytics Institute, in its sale to global tradeshow and information services giant, Informa. We offer an initial free valuation for owners of media properties....
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).