In the News

1105 Media to acquire Post Newsweek Tech Media

BtoB's Media Business, December 2006

M&A's: "Everything's cooking. I wish we could bottle this"

The Newsletter on Newsletters, November 2006

Whitestone finds deals for trade publications and trade shows doubled in Q2

BtoB's Media Business, September 2006

Newsletter M&A Market Seen On The Rise

SIPAlert, September, 2006

Report: Trade Publishing Transactions Up in the Second Quarter, Dollar Value Down

Folio Magazine, August, 2006

Contexo Media Acquires MMI in Info Consolidation Move

News and Notes, Min's B2B, June, 2006

Whitestone: '05 M&A Activity Moderates

The Newsletter on Newsletters, March 2006

Publishers in the News

Hotline, February 21, 2006

Buyers seeking newsletter firms

Media Business, November 2005

K-12 Interview

The Complete K-12 Newsletter, October 2005

Big Deals

B2B Online, September 14, 2005

All "quiet" on the newsletter front

Newsletter on Newsletters, July 5, 2005

M&A activity up briskly in first quarter

B2B Online, April 5, 2005

Advanstar Sells Off Several Market Sectors in $185 Million Deal

Folio:M10Alert, April 4, 2005

Conditions Right for Making Deals

Media Business, March 2005

Buying Spree

Media Business, February 2005

M&A Activity Rebounds In 2004

Hotline, January 24, 2005

The Complete K-12 Newsletter

November 2004

M&A Market Warmth Affecting Values

Hotline, November 8, 2004

Newsletter M&A deals up significantly

Newsletter on Newsletters, October 18, 2004

Whitestone Sees Strong Third Quarter

Hotline, October 12, 2004

Investment Firm to Acquire Thomson Media

B2B Online, October 11, 2004

Publishing M&A deals decline, study finds

B2B Online, October 11, 2004

Publishing, Information, Training Sectors Record Highest Acquisitions

The Business Publisher, July 31, 2004

Newsletter acquisition pace holding steady, but dollar value up

The Newsletter on Newsletters, July 22, 2004

Mergers and acquisitions up sharply

B2B’s Media Business, July 20, 2004

Whitestone reports higher M&A activity in Q2

B2B Daily News Alert, July 6, 2004

Penton’s Challenge

Folio First Day, June 23, 2004

Newsletter M&As and Launches Continue Vigorous Pace.

The Newsletter on Newsletters, May 16, 2004

Newsletter Acquisition Deals Increase.

Hotline, May 10, 2004

M&A: First Quarter Results

April 2004

Buyers Laboratory Is Sold.

The Daily Deal, February 24, 2004.

It's Official: Dealwise, 2003 was a bust.

Folio:, February 2004

Whitestone Reports Decrease In Number, Increase In Value For 2003 Deals.

The Business Publisher, January 31, 2004

M&A Specialists See Economic Turnaround As Good News For Specialty Publishing.

Hotline, January 20, 2004

"Organic growth" seems to be working best for newsletter publishers.

The Newsletter on Newsletters, January 16, 2004

Busy Start to year in M&A.

Sean Callahan for BtoB Magazine, January 2004

United Business unit near SCP deal.

The Daily Deal, October 20, 2003

News in Brief.

The Business Publisher, October 17, 2003

All but quiet on the newsletter transaction front.

The Newsletter on Newsletters, August 16, 2003

HCPro acquires assets of EPSCO.

Newsletter & Electronic Publishers Association Hotline, July 21, 2003

Has The M&A Market Bottomed Out?

Newsletter & Electronic Publishers Association Hotline, July 21, 2003

Oakstone Legal & Business sold to Progressive Business Publications.

The Business Publisher, May 31, 2003

Highbrow publisher in lowball bid for WBG

The Daily Deal, May 5, 2003

1st Quarter M&A Activity Matches '02

Newsletter & Electronic Publishers Association Hotline, April 14, 2003

Publishers In the News

Newsletter & Electronic Publishers Association Hotline, April 14, 2003

As AOL shops its publishing division potential buyers are all booked up

TheDeal.com, January 27, 2003

D&B/Hoover's: Perfect Together?

The Perkins Group Special Report, January 17, 2003

Continued Economic Slump Leads To M&A Slowdown In 2nd Half of 2002

Professional Publishing Report, December 31, 2002

Two Investment Bankers Report Third Quarter M&A Activity

The Newsletter on Newsletters, October 17, 2002

Any time the quarter's biggest publishing deal is a city magazine you can assume the M&A market has been pretty much asleep

TheDeal.com, October 14, 2002

B-to-B media M&As down sharply

B to B, August 12, 2002 (Clicking on this article takes you to the B to B web site)

Terror/Economic Worries Keep B2B M&A Quiet in Q2

min's b2b, July 22, 2002

Magazines, Martha and More: Top Media Bankers Discuss The Industry

TheDeal.com, July 9, 2002

Wolters Kluwer North America Acquires Charles D. Spencer & Associates

The Newsletter on Newsletters, May 31, 2002

Leslie Norins Sells His Third Newsletter Company, The Coding Institute, to Eli Research Inc.

The Newsletter on Newsletters, May 17, 2002

Goldman's Denial Fails to Squelch Publishing Bankers' Excitement

TheDeal.com, February 21, 2002

On the Block? Sales of Book Businesses Plummet, But the Big Keep Getting Bigger

Publishing Trends, November, 2001 (Clicking on this article takes you to the Publishing Trends web site)

Third Quarter M&A Activity Decreases "Dramatically", Whitestone Says

The Business Publisher, October, 17 2001

Debt Relief for Dummies: John Wiley Rescues Hungry Minds

TheDeal.com, August 14, 2001

Whitestone Report Says Second Quarter M&A Activity Stabilizes

The Business Publisher, July 31, 2001

He'll Take Manhattan: Messier Continues U.S. March with Houghton

TheDeal.com, June 4, 2001

Print Media M&A Strong Despite Ad Crunch

TheDeal.com, April 30, 2001

Thomson Financial Print Selling Spree Leaves Eli Research in Good Health

min's b2b, May 14, 2001

Economic Downturn Stalls M&A Activity

Folio:, May 2001

Newsletter Acquisition Deal Activity Withers In First Quarter

Hotline, April 30, 2001

First Quarter M&A Activity Falls 85% According to Whitestone Comm.

The Business Publisher, April 16, 2001