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Canon Communications
UBM Canon (formerly Canon Communications), founded in 1978 was a diversified business-to-business media company which is now part of Informa that publishes and produces 13 magazines, 54 trade shows & events and 21 web sites. In April 2005, Apprise Media, a niche media company backed by Spectrum Equity Investors bought Canon from Veronis Suhler Stevenson for $200 million. In September 2010, Canon announced that it had agreed to be acquired by United Business Media and the deal was completed in October 2010 at which point the company was renamed UBM Canon. UBM Canon has purchased several tradeshows and publication groups over the past several years including Engel Publishing's ''Med Ad News'' from Euromoney Institutional Investor and ''Powder Bulk Solids'' magazine and tradeshows from Reed Business Information in May 2006 In 2010, Canon bought four more RBI titles: '' EDN'', ''Design News'', ''Test & Measurement World'' and ''Packaging Digest ''Packaging Digest'' is a trade public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Informa
Informa plc is a British publishing, business intelligence, and exhibitions group based in London, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has offices in 43 countries and around 11,000 employees. Informa owns numerous brands including CRC Press, Fan Expo HQ, Game Developers Conference, ''Lloyd's List'' (London Press Lloyd), Routledge, and Taylor & Francis. Informa acquired UBM in June 2018 as part of its strategy to expand in North America and Asia. History Informa itself was created in 1998 by the merger of IBC Group plc and LLP Group plc. Since then Informa has expanded considerably, including a 2004 merger with the publishing company Taylor & Francis and a 2005 acquisition of IIR Holdings, a human capital development company, for £768 million. In October 2006, the company was approached by Springer Science and Business Media in a takeover bid, but in early November the Informa board rejected the 630p per shar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spectrum Equity Investors
Spectrum Equity is an American growth equity firm that invests in businesses related to the information economy. The company operates out of offices in Boston, MA and San Francisco, CA. The company was an early investor in Ancestry.com and Grubhub and has raised a total of $2.2 billion for growth investments in internet software and data services companies. History Founded in 1993 by Brion Applegate and William Collatos, Spectrum Equity raised its first fund in May 1994. It started out by primarily investing in communication companies. As of 2022, most investments have been in Internet-enabled software and information services companies. Spectrum Equity has raised nine private equity funds since its founding, totaling $8 billion of capital. Past investments * Ancestry.com, 2003 * BATS Global Markets, 2013 * Definitive Healthcare * GoodRx * Grubhub * Lucid Software, 2018 * Lynda.com, 2013 * SurveyMonkey, 2009 * The Knot Worldwide, 2018 * Verafin Verafin Inc. is a fraud de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronis Suhler Stevenson
Veronis Suhler Stevenson, known by its initials, VSS, is a private investment firm that invests in the information, business services, healthcare IT, education, media and marketing industries in North America and Europe. Since 1987, VSS has managed seven private investment funds with aggregate initial capital commitments totaling over $3 billion, including four equity funds and two structured capital funds. To date, VSS funds have invested in 74 platform companies, which have together completed over 330 add-on acquisitions. VSS has headquarters in New York City, and has offices in London, where it operates as Veronis Suhler Stevenson International Ltd. Corporate history The company was founded as Veronis, Suhler & Associates (VS&A) in 1981, by John J. Veronis and John S. Suhler. Veronis cofounded ''Psychology Today'' magazine and its associated enterprises, and Suhler was a former president of CBS Publishing Group. Jeffrey T. Stevenson joined the company the following year, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Business Media
UBM plc was a British business-to-business (B2B) events organiser headquartered in London, England, before its acquisition by Informa in 2018. It had a long history as a multinational media company. Its main focus was on B2B events, but its principal operations included live media and business-to-business communications, marketing services and data provision, and it principally served the technology, healthcare, trade and transport, ingredients and fashion industries. UBM was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. History Newspaper interests The history of the companies that made up UBM stretches back almost two hundred years. Up until its acquisition UBM businesses published many titles that were launched in the 19th century, including ''Building'' magazine, launched in 1843 by Joseph Hansom, as well as ''Chemist & Druggist''. The company was founded in 1918 as United Newspapers by David Lloyd George to acquire the ''Daily Chronicl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Med Ad News
''Med Ad News'' is a magazine, publishing pharmaceutical business and marketing news. It was started in 1982 and the first issue appeared in September 1982. Its headquarters is in Livingston, New Jersey, United States. Publishing Med Ad News is currently published by Outcomes LLC, formerly by Canon Communications and Engel Publishing Partners Engel means "angel" in some Germanic languages. Engel or Die Engel may refer to: People * Engel (surname) * Engel Beltré (born 1989), Dominican baseball player Music * Engel (band), a Swedish industrial/melodic death metal band * "Engel" (so .... Engel Publishing Partners was sold to Canon Communications in 2007. In January 2014, PharmaLive and Med Ad News brands were acquired by Outcomes LLC from UBM. The content of ''Med Ad News'' appears in print six times annually, distributed around the world and on PharmaLive.com. References External linksPharmaLive Official Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euromoney Institutional Investor
Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC is one of Europe's largest business and financial information companies which has interests in business and financial publishing and event organization. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index until it was acquired by private equity groups, Astorg and Epiris, in November 2022. History Euromoney magazine was founded by Sir Patrick Sergeant in 1969 as an international business-to-business media group focused primarily on the international finance sector. The costs to launch the magazine were covered with £6,000 from Associated Newspapers and £200 from Sergeant himself and a number of other Mail employees, with Hambros Bank putting up stand-by credit. Padraic Fallon joined the magazine as editor. He would takeover as chairman and executive after Sergeant, overseeing the company until his death in 2012. Patrick Sergeant continued to manage the business until 1985 when he became chairman. The com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reed Business Information
RELX plc (pronounced "Rel-ex") is a British multinational information and analytics company headquartered in London, England. Its businesses provide scientific, technical and medical information and analytics; legal information and analytics; decision-making tools; and organise exhibitions. It operates in 40 countries and serves customers in over 180 nations. It was previously known as Reed Elsevier, and came into being in 1993 as a result of the merger of Reed International, a British trade book and magazine publisher, and Elsevier, a Netherlands-based scientific publisher. The company is publicly listed, with shares traded on the London Stock Exchange, Amsterdam Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbols: London: REL, Amsterdam: REN, New York: RELX). The company is one of the constituents of the FTSE 100 Index, Financial Times Global 500 and Euronext 100 Index. History The company, which was previously known as Reed Elsevier, came into being in 1993, as a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EDN (magazine)
''EDN'' is an electronics industry website and formerly a magazine owned by AspenCore Media, an Arrow Electronics company. The editor-in-chief is Majeed Ahmad. ''EDN'' was published monthly until, in April 2013, EDN announced that the print edition would cease publication after the June 2013 issue. History The first issue of ''Electrical Design News'', the original name, was published in May 1956 by Rogers Corporation of Englewood, Colorado. In January 1961, Cahners Publishing Company, Inc., of Boston, acquired Rogers Publishing Company. In February 1966, Cahners sold 40% of its company to International Publishing Company in London In 1970, the Reed Group merged with International Publishing Corporation and changed its name to Reed International Limited. Acquisition of ''EEE'' magazine Cahners Publishing Company acquired ''Electronic Equipment Engineering'', a monthly magazine, in March 1971 and discontinued it. In doing so, Cahners folded ''EEE's'' best features into ''EDN'', and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Design News
''Design News'' () is a monthly US trade publication published by UBM Electronics, a division of United Business Media. Design News serves the information needs of the field of design engineering. The editorial director is William Ng, with the editorial offices located in New York City. History and profile Established in 1946, ''Design News'' magazine is published 12 times per year. Each issue addresses system and product design issues related to automation & control, materials science & assembly, hardware and software design tools, and electronics/ and electronic test equipment. Common topics include CAD, design engineering, consumer electronics, and automation. As of December 2014, the total BPA audited circulation is 96,667 subscribers. Former owner Reed Business Information sold the magazine to Canon Communications in February 2010 and became part of UBM Electronics after United Business Media's purchase of Canon Communications UBM Canon (formerly Canon Communications), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Test & Measurement World
''Test & Measurement World'' () was a magazine published from January 1981 to July 2012 and website that was stopped in June 2013 by UBM Electronics, a division of United Business Media. Former owner Reed Business Information sold the magazine to Canon Communications in February 2010; in October 2010 Canon Communications was acquired by United Business Media. Magazine ''Test & Measurement World'' served the information needs of engineers in the electronic original equipment market (EOEM), which includes manufacturers of test equipment, medical equipment, aircraft, and aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, and other products and services, as well as engineers in the electronic test, measurement, and inspection industries. Engineers can access technical information geared for on-the-job application, as well as industry news, coverage of the latest standards and technologies, application notes, product specifications, how-to articles, industry events, blogs, and contests. Over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Packaging Digest
''Packaging Digest'' is a trade publication and web site owned by Informa. It services the packaging information needs of manufacturing companies who produce consumer packaged goods and products for other markets, such as healthcare. The executive editor is Lisa McTigue Pierce, with the editorial offices located in Oak Brook, Illinois, USA. History Established in 1963, Packaging Digest is published quarterly, with articles about trends, such as ''Smart-Secure Packaging'', ''Package Design'', and '' sustainable packaging'', as well as new technologies and best practices. As of June 2008, total BPA audited circulation is 90,045 subscribers. Former owner Reed Business Information sold the magazine to Canon Communications in 2010. UBM plc UBM plc was a British business-to-business (B2B) events organiser headquartered in London, England, before its acquisition by Informa in 2018. It had a long history as a Multinational corporation, multinational media company. Its main focus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Publishing Companies Established In 1978
Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newspapers, and magazines. With the advent of digital information systems, the scope has expanded to include electronic publishing such as ebooks, academic journals, micropublishing, websites, blogs, video game publishing, and the like. Publishing may produce private, club, commons or public goods and may be conducted as a commercial, public, social or community activity. The commercial publishing industry ranges from large multinational conglomerates such as Bertelsmann, RELX, Pearson and Thomson Reuters to thousands of small independents. It has various divisions such as trade/retail publishing of fiction and non-fiction, educational publishing (k-12) and academic and scientific publishing. Publishing is also undertaken by governments, civi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
