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 | Staffing Industry Analysts, Inc. (www.staffingindustry.com), the premier research, data and analysis firm covering the temporary workforce, has been sold to Crain Communications, Inc. (www.crain.com), the 90+ year-old business-to-business media company. Under the Crain umbrella, Staffing Industry Analysts will continue to produce its award-winning online content of research, data, and analysis for staffing companies and other buyers of contingent labor. The company will maintain its presence in Los Altos, CA and retain its employees and management, with the exception of current chairman, Peter Yessne. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Staffing Industry Analysts in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor. For more information, click here. |
 | Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) (www.forrester.com) has acquired JupiterResearch, LLC (www.jupiterresearch.com) and its parent company, JUPR Holdings, Inc., from MCG Capital Corporation (www.mcgcapital.com), for $23 million in cash plus assumed liabilities, subject to post-closing adjustments. JupiterResearch has 82 employees and 2007 revenues of approximately $14 million. Forrester, with 2007 revenues of $212 million, now has more than 1,000 employees. This strategic purchase complements Forrester’s syndicated business model, as JupiterResearch joins Forrester’s Marketing & Strategy Client Group, which contributed $46.4 million to Forrester’s total revenue in 2007. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Forrester Research in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor. For more information, click here. |
 | University Health Publishing Group (UHPG), a leading provider of consumer health information and education in collaboration with two of the most esteemed universities in the country – Johns Hopkins University and the University of California, Berkeley, has been sold to MediZine, a leading consumer health education company and a portfolio company of Veronis Suhler Stevenson private equity firm. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented UHPG in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor. For more information, click here. |
 | Compliance Week (www.complianceweek.com), owned by Boston-based Financial Media Holdings Group, Inc., has been sold to Haymarket Media, Inc. (www.haymarket.com). Compliance Week is the leading provider of corporate governance, risk and compliance information for financial and legal executives at public companies. Founded in 2002 by Scott Cohen and Frank Hertz, Compliance Week produces a paid weekly electronic newsletter, a paid monthly BPA-audited print magazine, a major annual conference and other live events, and a paid access web site that includes news, analysis, research, searchable governance databases and other valuable online resources. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Financial Media Holdings Group/Compliance Week in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor. For more information, click here. |
 | M:Metrics (www.mmetrics.com), the recognized leader in mobile measurement, has been sold to comScore (Nasdaq: SCOR) (www.comscore.com) a leader in measuring the digital world. The acquisition makes comScore the immediate leader in measuring the emerging and strategically important mobile Internet market and adds to comScore’s leading position in measuring PC-based Internet usage. The transaction involves a cash payment of $44.3 million and the issuance of approximately 50,000 options to purchase shares of comScore stock to certain M:Metrics unvested option holders. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented M:Metrics in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor. For more information, click here. |
 | CQ Press (www.cqpress.com), the college publishing and online reference information service provider has been sold to SAGE (www.sagepublications.com), the leading academic publisher for academic, educational and professional markets. CQ Press and SAGE’s focus on scholarship and innovation that impacts education and public policy will further enhance SAGE’s presence in the marketplace. The Jordan Edmiston Group represented CQ Press in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor. For more information, click here. |
 | Think Service, a membership, certification and training, and events organization focused on IT service and support practitioners has been sold to United Business Media plc on behalf of CMP Technology. United Business Media is a leading global business media company that informs markets and brings the world's buyers and sellers together at events, through online, in print, and with the information they need to do business successfully. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO, Think Service is the U.S. market leader in provision of training and information to service desk employees, also known as help desk employees. Think Service also organizes an annual Conference & Expo that attracts over 2,000 attendees and is recognized as the industry's leading event for IT support professional. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Think Service in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor. For more information, click here |
 | Cambridge Information Group, a privately owned group of information services and publishing companies, in conjunction with Externalis and ABRY Partners, have completed a tender offer for the shares of Navtech, Inc., (NAVH.OB), a leading information provider to the aviation industry. The Jordan, Edmiston Group advised Cambridge Information Group in this transaction. |
 | TechnologyGuide.com, a provider of leading proprietary Internet content sites for mobile technology products, has been sold to TechTarget, which recently went public (NASDAQ: TTGT) and publishes integrated media that enable information-technology (IT) marketers to reach targeted communities of IT professionals and executives.
The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented TechnologyGuide.com in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor. For more information, click here. |
 | TNS Media Intelligence (TNS MI), the leading provider of strategic advertising information, has acquired Cymfony, the top market influence analytics company. The acquisition integrates Cymfony's expertise in tracking and analyzing the intersection of traditional and social media, such as blogs and social networks, with TNS MI's current extensive suite of adveritising intelligence products.
The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Cymfony in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor. For more information, click here. |
 | Reed Business Information (RBI), a leading B2B media company in the US and part of Reed Elsevier, a world-leading publisher and information provider, has acquired BuyerZone.com, an online lead generation company.
BuyerZone is a leading online B2B marketplace that links prospective buyers to qualified suppliers of more than 125 business product and service categories. Since 2004, BuyerZone has facilitated more than $5 billion worth of transactions.
The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Reed Business Information in this transaction. For more information, click here. |
 | Trade Service Corporation, a leading database provider of robust product and pricing solutions to 18,000 subscribers, has received a significant equity investment from GF Capital Private Equity Fund, LP. GF Capital of New York is focused on growth capital, buyout and recapitalization investments in the media and information industries.
The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Trade Service in this transaction. For more information, click here. |
 | Avista Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm, has acquired the assets of Phillips Investment Resources, LLC (“PIR???), a provider of subscription-based investment advice, from Phillips International, Inc.
Founded in 1974, Rockville, MD-based PIR provides independent investment advice on a paid subscription basis. The Company delivers its content primarily through electronic media channels, as well as through print newsletters. PIR offers 23 subscription-based advisory services from 16 expert advisors, covering a broad range of topics and investment styles to approximately 220,000 subscribers.
The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Phillips International in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor. For more information, click here. |
 | Alert Global Media, the Miami-based publisher of moneylaundering.com and Money Laundering Alert and provider of anti-money laundering conferences and training for financial professionals, has been sold to Fortent, a Warburg Pincus portfolio company and a specialist in anti-money laundering and fraud detection technology. The transaction significantly expands Fortent’s platform of risk and compliance products and services, creating a comprehensive suite of technology, training, and information services for financial institutions and government agencies worldwide. The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Alert Global Media in this transaction. For more information, click here. |
 | Aberdeen Group, a leading provider of technology market research, intelligence and demand generation services, has been sold to Harte-Hanks, a publicly traded worldwide direct and targeted marketing company.
The Jordan, Edmiston Group initiated the transaction and served as exclusive financial advisor to Aberdeen and its institutional shareholders, including Commonwealth Capital Ventures, TL Ventures and First Light Capital. For more information, click here. |
 | The Thomson Corporation sold Peterson’s, a leading provider of education and career guidance, to Nelnet, one of the leading education finance companies in the US. The addition of Peterson’s expands the products and services that the two companies can offer to students, families, schools, lenders, guarantors, and military partners. It will advance Nelnet's initiative to match college-bound students with higher education institutions.
The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Thomson in this transaction. For more information, click here. |
 | Commonwealth Business Media, the premier provider of business intelligence for the international trade and transportation industry, has been sold to United Business Media, a leading global business information company, for a cash consideration of $152 million. The acquisition provides UBM with a strong position in a new vertical market, as Commonwealth has an established portfolio of highly regarded integrated media products and proprietary business information databases.
The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Commonwealth in this transaction. For more information, click here. |
 | The Governance Institute, a provider of essential knowledge and solutions necessary for hospital and health systems Boards of Directors, executive management and physician leaders to achieve excellence across a wide array of strategic issues that confront hospitals and their Boards, has been sold to National Research Corporation (NASDAQ/NM: NRCI), a leader in healthcare performance measurement and improvement, for $19.5 million in cash at closing and $2.8 million in assumed liabilities. Housatonic Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in the business services and media industries, was the majority shareholder in The Governance Institute.
The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented The Governance Institute in this transaction. For more information, click here. |
 | Gold Standard, Inc., a premier US-based developer of online clinical drug information products, services and solutions to the healthcare market, has been sold to Elsevier, a leading global healthcare and scientific publisher. Housatonic Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in the business services and media industries, has been the lead investor in Gold Standard since 2003.
The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Gold Standard in this transaction. For more information, click here. |
 | 101communications, LLC, a leading integrated media company focused on the information technology community, has been acquired by 1105 Media, Inc., a company backed by private equity firms Nautic Partners and Alta Communications in partnership with Neal Vitale, a former Reed Elsevier and Peterson Publishing executive.
The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented 101communications' shareholders in this transaction. For more information, click here. |
 | Jupitermedia Corporation (Nasdaq: JUPM) has sold its JupiterResearch division for $10.1 million in cash and the assumption of certain liabilities. The acquirer is JupiterKagan, Inc., a portfolio company of MCG Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: MCGC). JupiterResearch is a leading provider of research, analysis and advise focused on the Internet and consumer technologies. MCG Capital provides capital to small- to mid-sized companies to support growth and value creation strategies.
The Jordan, Edmiston Group represented Jupitermedia in this transaction. For more information, click here. |
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