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UBM plc

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  •  ??date??: Became just plain "UBM".
  • Jun.2016:
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    PR Newswire was sold to global media intelligence company Cision Inc,[1] a portfolio company of private equity firm GTCR Private Equity. Chicago-based Cision provides public-relations software and analytics; its brands include the Gorkana Group, PRWeb, Help a Reporter Out (HARO) and iContact..[2]
  • 2014: Advanstar Communications Inc was acquired.
  • May.2011: UBM plc: United Business Media Ltd officially changed its name.[3]
  • 1982:
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    PR Newswire, a news-release distribution service, was purchased from Western Union Corporation.[4]
  • Feb.2012: The Daltons business, a web-based marketplace for the sale and purchase of UK small and medium enterprises, was sold to Innovare Media Ltd.[5] WebsiteArchive-org-sm.svg, daltons.co.ukArchive-org-sm.svg
    • 2001: DaltonsBusiness.com website was launched as an online channel for the Daltons Weekly newspaper, which was published from 1867–2011.ref
    • 1987: Morgan-Grampian Publishers Ltd was acquired by United Newspapers plc, which merged the company into its Miller Freeman Inc B2B business.
    • Jun.1972:
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      Daltons Weekly was purchased by Morgan Grampian Ltd, whose focus was on the three main market areas of Holidays, Property and Businesses, and were closing down unrelated sectors.

United Business Media

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United Business Media Ltd

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United Business Media plc

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  • United Business Media is a major shareholder of the British services Channel Five, ITN and The Press Association (the leading news agency in the United Kingdom and Ireland).
    • Jul.2005: RTL Group SA is to buy publishing group UBM's stake in the channel. German-owned broadcaster RTL is set to buy out its partner in Five and gain overall control of the TV station. The purchase still has to be approved by broadcasting watchdog Ofcom. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4699527.stm
  • Oct.2014: UBM bought Advanstar Communications from a group of private equity companies. The purchase of Advanstar, now known as UBM Americas, made UBM a leading trade show and conference organizer in the USA. The purchase added to UBM's strong international presence in what it calls "B2B events." Advanstar is one of the largest trade show operators in the United States, and also publishes trade magazines. The deal will make UBM the largest trade show and conference organizer in the U.S., a business in which it has a strong presence internationally. https://mondotimes.com/company/unitedbusinessmedia.html
  • Oct.2010: Today a new UBM company, UBM Electronics, was formed from the merger of UBM's existing EE Times Group portfolio with the electronics-related properties it recently acquired through the purchase of Canon Communications LLC. The new business brings together the electronics industry's most esteemed media brands to create the daily source of essential business and technical information for the electronics industry's decision-makers. https://mondotimes.com/company/unitedbusinessmedia.html
  • pre-2010: Sold its remaining stake in Channel 5 to RTL; that too ended up with Northern+Shell.

>> In Jul.2010, Northern & Shell bought Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd, which operates Channel 5, 5* and 5USA from the RTL Group.ref

  • early 2008: United Business Media stopped using the names CMP Technology and CMP Media. In their place, it created the business names TechWeb (formerly InformationWeek and other properties), "Everything Channel" (formerly the CMP Channel), TechInsights (formerly the CMP Electronics Group), and "Think Services" (a grab bag of CMP Games, Dr. Dobb's and other services). https://mondotimes.com/company/unitedbusinessmedia.html
  • Sept.2006: UBM sold a group of magazines and related media assets from its US-based subsidiary CMP Technology to The Wicks Group of Companies LLC. The portfolio was predominately print media, and included the titles Guitar Player magazine, Bass Player, Pro Sound News and Systems Contractor News. https://mondotimes.com/company/unitedbusinessmedia.html
  • Jan.2006: CMP Information is to sell a handful of its magazine titles, including Music Week and Printing World. CMPI's parent company is United Business Media. The sale comes as part of a wider restructuring of the company's business, which has included the sale of the company's 33% stake in Channel Five. Last week UBM agreed a £36.8m deal to buy the events assets of MediaLive International. CMPI publishes more than 50 magazines and runs more than 30 exhibitions, 15 directory and information products and a growing number of websites. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jan/20/citynews.business1
  • 2006: Commonwealth Business Media, an information provider to the global trade and transportation market, was acquired.ref,[6] See WP search results
  • Nov.2005: UBM plc/CMP Information announced the acquisition of ABI Building Data Ltd, from EMAP plc. ABI Building Data Limited is a market-leading provider of construction related market intelligence services in the UK. https://mandasoft.com/acquisition/?viewmodes=1&acquisitionID=5710&title=United_Business_Media_PLC_acquired_ABI_Building_Data_Ltd
  • Sept.2005:
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    Exchange & Mart and Auto Exchange were sold to Newsquest Media Group Ltd, after United Business Media plc decided to concentrate on its 'core activities'.[7]
  • Aug.2005: United Business Media's CMP Information has acquired the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association's Informex, a leading specialty and custom chemicals trade show and exhibition operation. https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Two+divisions+of+London%27s+United+Business+Media+make+significant...-a0136512840
    • United Business Media's CMP Media LLC also recently bought Light Reading Inc., New York City.
    • CMP Information's acquisition builds upon UBM's existing strong chemicals and pharmaceuticals ingredients operations in Europe and Asia through its CMP Information division. The move makes CMP Information the world leader in chemicals industry events.
    • CMP Media's Light Reading acquisition will give the UBM division a market-leading position in the global telecommunications segment, at a time when it is poised for a new round of growth. Light Reading will become an automomous business unit within CMP. Stephen Saunders, co-founder and CEO of Light Reading, remains president and becomes senior vice president of CMP's newly formed Communications Group.
  • 2004-2005: CMPMedica was formed from a series of acquisitions.[6]
  • Dec.2003: Eurisko was acquired by NOP.[8]
  • Nov.2003: The Oncology Group and Cliggott Publishing were acquired by CMP.[8]
  • Aug.2003: This Caring Business was acquired by UAP.[8]
  • Jul.2003: Aprovia UK was acquired by CMPi. Aprovia UK owns The Builder Group, a UK construction publisher and event organiser; Barbour Index, an information services provider to professionals in the UK construction and health and safety sectors; and the remaining 50% of Property Media.[8]
  • May.2003, Kenrick Place Media Ltd was acquired.[8]
  • Apr.2003: the 50% shareholding in Property Media Ltd not already owned was acquired.[8]
  • late.2001: KSS business in Japan acquired.[8]
  • Aug.2001: Roper Starch Worldwide Inc/Roper Starch International (which?), a USA market research business, was acquired. Roper adds an extensive range of research studies to NOP World, including syndicated reports on consumer attitudes, lifestyles, values and behaviour. Its major studies include Roper Reports Worldwide and Roper Youth, while its Global Diabetes Monitor will support NOP World’s leading healthcare position. The acquisition of Roper strengthened United’s presence in the USA market.[6]
    • United Business Media (UBM; London) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Roper Starch Worldwide (New York), the leading U.S. consumer market research and trends consultant company, for $88 million in cash. UBM said that Roper will be merged with NOP World's Audits & Surveys Worldwide to create RoperASW. Roper Starch Worldwide is a consumer trends consulting company. Its assets, including syndicated research, "Roper Reports," "Roper Reports Worldwide" and the "Roper Youth Report," provide U.S. and global consumer trend analysis and marketing consulting to businesses in a variety of sectors, including health-care, financial services, information technology and automotive. The company's Custom Research division provides research and analysis on brand management, customer satisfaction, advertising tracking, market segmentation, and research on public affairs and public opion studies. https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Roper+Starch+Worldwide+sold+to+United+Business+Media.-a084599598
  • Jul.2001: PRN took a 50% stake in the press release distribution arm of the Dutch national press agency, ANP.[6]
  • Jul.2001: 50% of the Dutch national news agency’s news release distribution division, ANPPS, was acquired.[6]
  • Jun.2001: United closed Trivanti, the technology joint venture with Psion, was closed.[6]
  • Jun.2001: The Farmgate web business was rationalised.[6]
  • Jun.2001: Allison-Fisher International Inc, a USA automotive market research company specialising in the automotive industry, was acquired, consolidating NOP World’s position as a provider of automotive research.[6]
  • Apr.2001: United sold its 50% stake in LineOne and the Megastar consumer website.[6]
  • Apr.2001: Springboard Internet Services Ltd (LineOne), the joint venture between United and British Telecommunications, was sold to Tiscali SpA for ca$h+shares.[6]
  • Mar.2001: Cyperus, a French company in the high-tech corporate communications market, was acquired by PR Newswire.[6]
  • 2001: United implemented a new brand strategy across the group. The three core businesses were united under the same logo style, which visually linked each business directly to United. This follows the launch of the new United Business Media corporate identity in February and provides the group with a simplified, universal brand strategy for the first time.[6]
  • Jan.2001: renamed itself from United Media.
  • Nov.2000: Northern & Shell acquired Express Newspapers from United News & Media. enlarging the group to include the Daily and Sunday Express titles, the Daily Star and Daily Star Sunday (which Desmond started), and the Irish Star (owned jointly with the Irish Independent group). (check this) ref

United News & Media plc

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  • Apr.1999: CMP Media Inc, a New York publisher of Information Week, Computer Reseller News, and Electronic Engineering Times, was acquired. CMP also operated around 40 business Internet sites, including Tech Web and Channel Web. CMP Media's publishing and Internet assets were combined with Miller Freeman's trade show and publishing businesses.[9]
  • Two months later UNM acquired Audits & Surveys Worldwide Inc, a leading U.S. market research firm, and Continuing Medical Education, Inc., a provider of continuing medical education resources for U.S. physicians, including conferences and seminars, trade magazines, home study products, and web sites.
  • January 1999 UNM — through PR Newswire — acquired NEWSdesk International, a leading European Internet distributor of corporate news for the high-tech industry.
  • 1999: CMP Media was acquired, and subsequently renamed CMP Technology. ?? did CMP come from EMAP plc sell-off?
  • Nov.1998: the company demerged the financial services businesses inherited from MAI into a separate public company called Garban plc. These moves left a more focused UNM, with three main business segments: business services, which included Miller Freeman, PR Newswire, and market research operations NOP and Mediamark Research; broadcasting and entertainment, which included the independent television licenses, the Channel 5 stake, and television show production and distribution activities; and consumer publishing, which included the Express and the Daily Star national U.K. newspapers and advertising periodicals in the United States and the United Kingdom.
  • 1998: United News & Media made a dramatic break from its past with the divestment of its regional newspaper business through three separate sales.
    • one of the 3 sales was to United Provincial Newspapers Ltd (https://opencorporates.com/companies/gb/00207600 ?). UPN then sold some of their regional newspapers and related businesses to Regional Independent Media Ltd, reg. Feb.1998 as a vehicle for the Candover-led acquisition, supported by Goldman Sachs Group Inc, and Alpinvest Holding NV, a Dutch venture capital group. Candover (45.5%); Goldman Sachs (27.2%); Alpinvest (18.2%) and RIM management (9.2%).

The history of the RIM portfolio of titles goes back to the publication of the Leeds Intelligencer, the predecessor to the Yorkshire Post, in 1754. In 1866 the Yorkshire Conservative Newspaper Company Ltd was established, which launched both the Yorkshire Post and the Yorkshire Evening Post. This business developed through organic growth and some acquisitions until the merger with United Newspapers plc in 1969, which subsequently merged with MAI plc to form United News & Media in 1996.ref Regional Independent Media Acquisitions Ltd, UP=Regional Independent Media Holdings Ltd,03508958 Regional Independent Newspapers Ltd, was UPN Holdings Ltd Regional Independent Media Funding 1 Ltd,03516643 xx-Regional Independent Media Group plc,03516655

  • Feb.1998: UPN (Holdings) Ltd was acquired from United News & Media by Regional Independent Media Holdings Ltd.
  • Jan.2003: Johnston Press bought Regional Independent Media Holdings Ltd,03508958

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  • 1997 United News acquired HTV, a Welsh independent television broadcaster; Telecom Library, a magazine publisher and trade show organizer in the United States; and Lemos Britto, a Brazilian trade show organizer.
  • late.1996 UNM bolstered its trade show operations through the £592.5 million (US$905 million) purchase of U.K.-based Blenheim Exhibitions and Conferences Ltd., which was soon integrated into Miller Freeman. This acquisition made UNM into the largest exhibitions group in the world.
  • Jul.1996: Deregulation of the Media Industry: For the first time, it was possible for national newspapers and terrestrial television stations to be brought together within the same ownership. Broadcasting Act 1996
  • Feb.1996:
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    MAI plc (formerly, Mills & Allen International Ltd): a merger was announced, but put on hold pending the passage of the Broadcasting Bill. On acquisition, MAI merged with United Newspapers, with the combined entity retaining the United News & Media name.

MAI’s interests included two television licenses in the United Kingdom for the Independent Television Network; a 29 percent stake in Channel 5, a national commercial broadcasting service in the United Kingdom that made its on-air debut in 1997; NOP Research Group, a market research company; and various financial services firms. MAI too had an agreement, also concluded in February 1996, with Time Warner to partner on a £225 million (US$344 million) Movie World theme park and film studio complex to be built just west of London. But it was the extension into television broadcasting, production, and distribution that made the MAI merger most attractive to UNM.

  • AR-1994: Acquisitions: Harmon Homes; the Yellow Advertiser News Group; Asian business magazines. Tolley Publishing acquired Finborough Services to enter the payroll training and information supply business. In Aug.1994, Visual Communications Group, a stock picture library business, was acquired.[AR-Dec.31.1994]
  • 1995: United News & Media plc: United Newspapers changed its name, to reflect an increasing focus towards non-newspaper activities and electronic alternatives to the printed word.[AR-Dec.31.1994]

United Newspapers plc

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  • 1993: Extel was sold to Pearson plc, which merged it as "Financial Times Information" into its Financial Times Division. Financial Times reorganised the company into two divisions: Market Data and Research. The research division retained the Extel branding.

In 1999, Primark acquired the Extel brand from Pearson.[2]

  • In 2000, it became part of Thomson Financial.
  • 2006: AFP's share in AFX News was sold to Thomson Financial.[3]
  • Extel is now a part of Thomson Reuters.[4]
  • Jun.1987: Extel,OpenCorporates-sm.svg Exchange Telegraph Company Ltd, a provider of financial and sporting information, was purchased from Robert Maxwell's Mirror publishing group.
  • ?date?: Extel Financial, the electronic publishing concern, was sold to Pearson, owner of the Financial Times. The acquisition pit Pearson as rival vs other worldwide electronic financial news suppliers such as Reuters Holdings, Knight-Ridder and Dow Jones.
  • Jan.1985: Fleet Holdings plc: a 15% stake was acquired from Robert MaxwellWikipedia-W.svg’s Pergamon Press Ltd,OpenCorporates-sm.svg Fleet Holdings' parent company. In Oct.1985, after 9 months of haggling, control over Fleet Holdings was achieved. Fleet Holdings owned the Daily Express, the Sunday Express, the Daily Star and Morgan Grampian Ltd.[10]
  • Nov.1984:
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    Link House Publications plc,OpenCorporates-sm.svg the family-controlled owner of Exchange & Mart, Industrial Exchange & Mart, and Opportunities, was acquired.[11]
  • Sept.1983: Gralla Publications Inc, a New York-based, family-run, publisher of 15 business and trade magazines, and a promoter of trade shows, was purchased.[12] Publications included Health Care Systems, Impressions, Kitchen & Bath Business, Merchandising, National Jeweler, Sporting Goods Business, Bank Systems & Equipment and Health Care Systems.[13]
  • Jul.1983: Mediawire Corporation of Philadelphia was acquired.[13]
  • Sept.1982: PR Newswire Association Inc was acquired from the Western Union Company. Established in 1954, PR Newswire disseminated business and PR information to media, financial institutions and other bodies throughout the USA.[14]
  • Dec.1981:
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    United Newspapers plc: restructure, refresh, ..., new logo. OpenCorporates-sm.svg
  • late.1981: The Ashton-under-Lyne Reporter and its associated newspaper were acquired from J Andrew & Company Ltd.[15]
  • Oct.1969: Yorkshire Post Newspapers Ltd was acquired. United Newspapers had gradually been increasing its shareholding since the sale of the Yorkshire Evening News in 1963 – which now returned to the stable.
  • Mar.1969: Hornsey Journal Ltd, a group of ten local weeklies in north London, were acquired.[16]
  • early.1969: Bradbury Agnew & Company Ltd: the majority of the company was acquired via a share deal.[16] The transaction brought Punch magazine, The Countryman, and a number of printing houses. Punch magazine was closed in 1992, the year after its 150th anniversary. In 1996, the magazine was revived by Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, but closed for possibly the last time in 2002.ref
  • Oct.1965: Provincial Newspapers Ltd: United Newspapers acquired all the shares which it did not already own. Provincial's name was subsequently changed to "United Newspapers Publications Ltd".[17]
  • Spring.1965: Wigan Observer and the Chorley Guardian were aquired.[17]
  • Sept.1965: Doncaster Newspapers Ltd,OpenCorporates-sm.svg a joint venture between Provincial Newspapers Ltd (49%) and the Yorkshire Conservative Newspaper Company Ltd (51%), was formed to publish the Doncaster Evening Post.[17] Provincial Newspapers contributed the weekly Doncaster Gazette & Chronicle. The Doncaster Gazette closed in 1981;[15] and the Doncaster Evening Post closed in 1982.[13]
  • 1964: Doncaster Gazette & Chronicle was created by the purchase of the Doncaster Chronicle from the Yorkshire Conservative Newspaper Company Ltd, and merged with the Doncaster Gazette.[18]
  • 1964: Hull & Grimsby Newspapers Ltd: Associated Newspapers sold its 49% holding to Associated Newspapers Ltd (later called DMG Media Ltd).[18]
  • 196?: Blackpool Gazette & Herald Ltd,OpenCorporates-sm.svg publishers of the West Lancashire Evening Gazette, the Lytham St Annes Express and the Fleetwood Weekly News, was acquired by United Newspapers' subsidiary, United Newspapers Publications Ltd, further consolidating United Newspaper’s position in the north of England.
  • 1963: Sporting Pink's copyright and goodwill was sold to the Thomson Organization Ltd,[18] (which became the "International Thomson Organization" in 1978, and then the Thomson Corporation in 1989).
  • 1963: Yorkshire Evening News was sold to the Yorkshire Conservative Newspaper Company Ltd,OpenCorporates-sm.svg in exchange for a 20% shareholding. In Dec.1963, the YEN was merged with the Yorkshire Evening Post.[18] In Mar.1967, the Yorkshire Conservative Newspaper Company Ltd was renamed as Yorkshire Post Newspapers Ltd in Mar.1967.
  • Nov.1963: the Edinburgh Evening News was exchanged for the morning paper "Sheffield Telegraph" and "The Star" (Sheffield), owned by Canadian millionaire Roy ThomsonWikipedia-W.svg, who was busily building a newspaper empire.[19] (The Thomson Organization Ltd became the "International Thomson Organization" in 1978, and then the Thomson Corporation in 1989.) The Sheffield Telegraph was re-titled as the "Morning Telegraph" in 1966.
  • Jul.1963: the Lancashire Evening Post: when North News Ltd closed its Manchester Evening Chronicle paper, the South West Lancashire edition was acquired and incorporated into the Lancashire Evening Post.[18]
  • 1963: Hull Daily News: United Newspapers sold Provincial Newspapers' 49% shareholding to Associated Newspapers Ltd (later called DMG Media Ltd).
  • 1963: Acquisitions: the Nelson Leader; the Clitheroe Advertiser & Times; and the Colne Times, struggling Lancashire papers, were acquired.[18]
  • 196?: Divestments: in order to fund expansion abroad, various unprofitable papers in Sheffield, Doncaster, and Wigan were closed; and United Newspapers' printing interests were sold off.
  • 1948: Businessman Harold Charles Drayton lusted after United Newspapers' juicy property portfolio, and wheeled and dealed his way into becoming chairman of the board, with a ~33% shareholding.
  • 1930: Daily News & Chronicle: the effects of the Great Depression led to the Daily Chronicle being merged with the Daily News to produce a new title. To generate finance for the company, 50% of the new paper was sold to News & Westminster Ltd. A couple of years later, United Newspapers sold its 50% stake in the Daily News & Chronicle, instantly becoming debt-free.
  • 1928: Provincial Newspapers Ltd, owned by Conservative solicitor William Harrison's Inveresk Paper Company Ltd, bought the Daily Chronicle Investment Corporation Ltd, in which he had obtained a controlling interest. Harrison amalgamated the corporation with Provincial Newspapers Ltd, a holdco for 17+ local newspapers which he had acquired between 1920-1926.[20]
  • 1927: The Daily Chronicle Investment Corporation Ltd, a joint venture of Liberal interests led by the Marquis of Reading, Sir David Yule, and Sir Thomas Catto, bought United Newspapers Ltd.[21] A clause in the sale contract stipulated that the owners must run the paper to further social and industrial reform.
  • Dec.1918:
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    United Newspapers Ltd was formed by supporters of Prime Minister David Lloyd GeorgeWikipedia-W.svg to buy and manage the Daily ChronicleWikipedia-W.svg. The Chronicle had sternly criticised DLG's policies, a stance which was dealt with by installing a new editor, post-acquisition. Lloyd's Weekly News, founded in 1842, was also included in the deal.
  • 1916: William Maxwell Aitken, who later became Lord Beaverbrook, bought control of the Daily Express, launching a media dynasty.[22]
  • 1900: The Daily Express was founded by C Arthur Pearson.
  • 1843: Building Magazine was launched by Joseph Hansom.
  • 1827: The Journal of Commerce was founded and first published by Samuel Morse, of Morse Code fame.

Additional Sources: United Newspapers plc Encyclopedia.com. Accessed Aug.2020.
  • 1977: Beaverbrook Newspapers taken over by Trafalgar House Investments and renamed Express Newspapers.
  • 1978: The Daily Star is launched in Manchester by Express Newspapers.
  • 1979: The Daily Star extends into London and the South, and later into Scotland.
  • 1981: Lord Stevens, who joined board in 1974, becomes United chairman.
  • Early 1980s: The decade starts with more acquisitions, including PR Newswire and Exchange & Mart, as United expanded into business information and consumer advertising.
  • 1985: United acquires Fleet Holdings, which by then owned Express Newspapers, Morgan-Grampian and Daltons Weekly. Disposal of United Printing Services.
  • 1987: United acquires financial information supplier Extel for pounds 45m.
  • Late 1980s and early 1990s: United and MAI acquire niche publishing companies and business service operations, including trade show and exhibition interests.
  • 1993: United sells Extel Financial for pounds 72m to Pearson.
  • 1994: United buys US advertising publications group Harmon Homes for pounds 60m.
  • 1996: Lord Hollick completes pounds 3bn merger of his MAI financial services and budding ITV interests with Lord Stevens' United News.
  • 1998: Sale of the regional newspaper interests of pounds 450m.
  • 1999: Buys CMP, a US information technology publisher, for pounds 607m.


  • Jul.2005: Incoming Calls Management Institute was acquired by CMP Media. ICMI's events and marketing products included training and customized educational services, including handbooks, web sites, software, management reviews, forums, seminars and conferences. It also published "Call Center Magazine" and "Call Center Focus Magazine".[23]
  • Feb.2005: Tissue World, an events publication, was aquired by CMP Asia from Paperloop, a news and information provider for the pulp, paper and allied industries. UBM had a 37.2% stake in Paperloop.[24] Tissue World @ Paperloop.comArchive-org-sm.svg
  • Feb.2005: The Publican and other licensed trade sector assets were acquired from Quantum Business Media by United Advertising Publications, to strengthen the breadth and depth of its range of specialist titles. The deal also offered cross-selling opportunities with the Businesses for Sale section of Daltons Weekly.[25]
  • Jan.2005: MediMedia USA Inc: CMPMedica submitted a binding offer to acquire medical trade press and other professional healthcare business information services in France and Asia,[26] from MediMedia's owners, Cinven Group Ltd, Carlyle Group, Apax Partners LLP and Vivendi Universal Publishing's management.[27] The operations were subsequently named as "CMP Medica".
  • Jul.2004: CMP Medica subsequently acquired Axilog, JV acquisition of is providing it with greater access to doctors’ desktops in France.

References

  1. ^ PR Newswire Sold to Cision for $841 Million. Dealbook, The New York Times, Dec.15.2015.
  2. ^ PR Newswire CEO Bob Gray to Exit as Cision Completes $841 Million Acquisition. UBM to net $700 million in cash from the sale of press-release distributor. Todd Spangler, Variety, Jun.17.2016.
  3. ^ United Business Media name change. Reed Abelson, United Business Media Ltd, May.11.2011. Original archived on May.14.2011.
  4. ^ Herbert Muschel, 85, Founder Of Service for Corporate News. Reed Abelson, The New York Times, Nov.05.2003.
  5. ^ UBM plc disposes of UK titles for £10.0m. Press Release, UBM plc, Feb.05.2012. Original archived on May.11.2012.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Interim Report 2001. United Business Media plc, Aug.03.2001. Original archived on Jan.04.2010.
  7. ^ United Business Media sells UK Automotive titles to Newsquest. News Releases, United Business Media plc, Sept.16.2005. Original archived on Jul.24.2008.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g United Business Media: Annual Report and Accounts 2003. United Business Media plc, Feb.26.2004. Original archived on Feb.24.2010.
  9. ^ CMP Media to be bought for $920 Million. Dow Jones, The New York Times, Apr.30.1999.
  10. ^ United wins Fleet Holdings fight. William Kay, The Times Archive, Oct.15.1985.
  11. ^ Link House accepts bid. The Times Archive, Nov.27.1984.
  12. ^ British Group Buys Gralla Publications. The New York Times, Sept.03.1983.
  13. ^ a b c US deal for United Newspapers. Andrew Cornelius, The Times Archive, Sept.03.1983.
  14. ^ United Newspapers: Annual Report and Accounts 1982. United Newspapers plc, Companies House, Dec.31.1982.
  15. ^ a b x. x, The Times Archive, May.14.1981.
  16. ^ a b United Newspapers Ltd. Mr WD Barnetson Reports on Acquisitions and Development. The Times Archive, May.21.1969.
  17. ^ a b c United Newspapers Ltd. Mr WD Barnetson's Statement. The Times Archive, May.23.1966.
  18. ^ a b c d e f United Newspapers Ltd. Mr HC Drayton's Statement. The Times Archive, May.05.1964.
  19. ^ Roy Thomson's invasion of Scotland. Leslie F Hannon, Maclean's, Oct.25.1958. Original archived on Nov.24.2020.
  20. ^ Sale of "Daily Chronicle". The Times Archive, Jul.17.1928.
  21. ^ Daily Chronicle Investment Corporation Ltd. The Times Archive, Jul.18.1927.
  22. ^ [1] The Independent, Jul.05.1999.
  23. ^ United Business Media & CMP acquire incoming calls management institute. 'via The Free Library', JK Publishing Inc, Jul.31.2005.
  24. ^ United Business Media: Annual Report and Accounts 2004. United Business Media plc, Feb.24.2005. Original archived on Sept.11.2011.
  25. ^ Hollick's UBM buys Quantum pub titles. Chris Tryhorn, The Guardian, Feb.07.2005.
  26. ^ Hollick makes £190m health deal. Chris Tryhorn, The Guardian, Jun.01.2004.
  27. ^ United Business Media set to acquire MediMedia assets for £282.5 million. 'via The Free Library', JK Publishing Inc, Jun.15.2004.