Major trade and professional publication, online and related business information acquisitions,...

Major Trade and Professional Publication, Online and Related
Business Information Acquisitions, Fourth Quarter 2005

Publication/Property                   Buyer

Yankee Group                           Alta Comm./Boston, MA
Multivision                            Bacon's Information/Chicago,



		

		

		

		

		

		
		
			



		
		
		
		
		
	

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"Geoworld"                             Bev-Al Comm./San Fran., CA
  "JQ"                                 (now m2media360)
  Arbor Age"
  "Landscape & Irrigation"
  "Outdoor Power Equipment"
  "SportsTurf," e-newsletter,
  web sites, directories
WebCT                                  Blackboard/Wash., D.C.
Business Valuation Resources           BNA/Wash., D.C.
Medley Global Advisors                 Boston Ventures/Boston, MA
Local Tech Wire                        Capitol Broadcasting/Raleigh, NC
Best Case Solutions                    CCH, Inc./Riverwoods, IL
"Church Law Tax Report" NL             Christianity Today Int'l/Carol
  "Church Treasurer Alert" NL          Stream, IL
Living the Good News, Inc.             Church Publ./New York
Morehouse Group                        Church Publ./New York
Black Hat Inc.                         CMP Media/Manhasset, NY
Sourcingmag.com                        CTQ Media/Bainbridge Isl., WA
OneOnOne Computer Training             Eli Research/Durham, NC
"Futures"                              Highline Media/Hoboken, NJ
  "Research"
"Dialysis & Transplantation"           John Wiley/Hoboken, NJ
infoPoem                               John Wiley/Hoboken, NJ
Healthcare Testing (minority)          Jones and Bartlett/Sudbury, MA
Agence Images                          Jupitermedia/Darien, CT
BananaStock                            Jupitermedia/Darien, CT
BBM.net                                Jupitermedia/Darien, CT
Bigshot Media                          Jupitermedia/Darien, CT
PR Direct                              Jupitermedia/Darien, CT
Media 3 Publications                   McMurry/Phoenix, AZ
Economy.com                            Moody's/New York
"Briefings in Bioinformatics"          Oxford Univ. Press/Cary, NC
  "Briefings in Functional
  Genomics and Proteomics"
UMI                                    Proquest Info./Ann Arbor, MI
  Periodicals in Microfilm
  XanEdu
Equine.com                             Primedia/New York
Boston Aviation Services               Prism Bus./Overland Park, KS
Ward's Automotive                      Prism Bus./Overland Park, KS
  "Ward's Autoworld"
  "Ward's Dealer Business"
  web sites and online services,
  newsletters, references,
  conferences and events
School Funding Services                RedRock Reports/Las Vegas, NV
EcoWin                                 Reuters/London
"Postal World" NL                      Sedgwick Publ./Boyds, MD
Regulatory Research Assoc.             SNL Financial/Charlottesville,
                                       NC
Currrent Medicine Group                Springer Science + Bus./
  "Current Allergy & Asthma Reports"   New York
  "Current Infectious Disease Reports"
  "Current Hemotology Reports"
  21 other medical journals, books,
  manuals, atlases and online products
Japan Jewelry Fair                     United Bus. Media/London
Doane Publishing                       Vance Publ./Lincolnshire, IL
  "Ag Professional"
  "Ag Lender," e-newsletters,
  seminars & reports
Healthcare Information Group           Vendome Group/New York
  "Physician & Sportsmedicine"
  "Postgraduate Medicine"
  "Healthcare Informatics," directories
  & handbooks
"Food Product Design"                  Virgo Publ./Phoenix, AZ
Randall Publishing Co.                 Wachovia Partners/
  "Commercial Carrrier Journal"        Charlotte, NC
  "Overdrive"
  "Truckers News'
  Equipment Data Associates/Charlotte, NC
  four other magazines, distribution
  unit, auction site, web sites, and
  shows
Entyre                                 Wolters Kluwer/New York

Publication/Property                   Seller

Yankee Group                           Decision Matrix Gp./Boston, MA
Multivision                            management/Oakland, CA
"Geoworld"                             Adams Bus. Media/Chicago, IL
  "JQ"
  Arbor Age"
  "Landscape & Irrigation"
  "Outdoor Power Equipment"
  "SportsTurf," e-newsletter,
  web sites, directories
WebCT                                  management/Lynnfield, MA
Business Valuation Resources           management/Portland, OR
Medley Global Advisors                 management/New York
Local Tech Wire                        management/Fort Mill, SC
Best Case Solutions                    management/Evanston, IL
"Church Law Tax Report" NL             management/Matthews, NC
  "Church Treasurer Alert" NL
Living the Good News, Inc.             Continuum Int'1/Denver, CO
Morehouse Group                        Continuum Int'1/Harrisburg, PA
Black Hat Inc.                         management/Seattle, WA
Sourcingmag.com                        management/Nevada City, CA
OneOnOne Computer Training             Mosaic Media/Glen Ellyn, IL
"Futures"                              Adams Bus. Media/Chicago, IL
  "Research"
"Dialysis & Transplantation"           Creative Age Publ./Van Nuys, CA
infoPoem                               management/Charlottesville, VA
Healthcare Testing (minority)          management/Helena, MT
Agence Images                          management/Paris
BananaStock                            management/Oxfordshire, UK
BBM.net                                management/Atlanta, GA
Bigshot Media                          management/Halifax, NS
PR Direct                              management/Paris
Media 3 Publications                   management/Atlanta, GA
Economy.com                            management/West Chester, PA
"Briefings in Bioinformatics"          Stewart Publ./Birmingham, AL
  "Briefings in Functional
  Genomics and Proteomics"
UMI                                    National Archive Publ./Ann
  Periodicals in Microfilm             Arbor, MI
  XanEdu
Equine.com                             A. Bromagen/Phoenix, AZ
Boston Aviation Services               management/Cambridge, MA
Ward's Automotive                      Primedia/New York
  "Ward's Autoworld"
  "Ward's Dealer Business"
  web sites and online services,
  newsletters, references,
  conferences and events
School Funding Services                New Amer. Schools/Wash, D.C.
EcoWin                                 management/Goteborg, Sweden
"Postal World" NL                      UCG/Rockville, MD
Regulatory Research Assoc.             management/Jersey City, NJ
Currrent Medicine Group                manag't/London & Phil., PA
  "Current Allergy & Asthma Reports"
  "Current Infectious Disease Reports"
  "Current Hemotology Reports"
  21 other medical journals, books,
  manuals, atlases and online products
Japan Jewelry Fair                     management/Tokyo
Doane Publishing                       management/St. Louis, MO
  "Ag Professional"
  "Ag Lender," e-newsletters,
  seminars & reports
Healthcare Information Group           McGraw-Hill/Minn., MN
  "Physician & Sportsmedicine"
  "Postgraduate Medicine"
  "Healthcare Informatics," directories
  & handbooks
"Food Product Design"                  Weeks Publ./Northbrook, IL
Randall Publishing Co.                 Randall family/Tuscaloosa, AL
  "Commercial Carrrier Journal"
  "Overdrive"
  "Truckers News'
  Equipment Data Associates/Charlotte, NC
  four other magazines, distribution
  unit, auction site, web sites, and
  shows
Entyre                                 management/Ann Arbor, MI