The Texas based, Austin Ventures is said to be the leading candidate in the negotiations to acquire Entrepreneur Media, the publisher of Entrepreneur magazine. Austin Ventures is reportedly offering the $200 million dollars that Entrepreneur Media was seeking. The acquisition has moved on to the due diligence phase and the deal could be finalized [...]
ESPN announced yesterday that they are acquiring Student Sports Inc., a high school-focused digital media and event production company. This is the latest edition in ESPN’s high school initiative, ESPN Rise. The exact terms of the deal were not disclosed, but ESPN will now control StudentSports.com, DyeStat.com and more than 160 events, like the Nike [...]
Haymarket Media, the publisher of over 100 specialty titles, has agreed to acquire Compliance Week, a paid e-newsletter that has an annual subscription price of $999. As of right now, the details and terms of the deal have yet to be disclosed. Folio (June 11, 2008)