Media24 acquires specialised magazine division of Primedia Publishing

November 12, 2009 — Fusion DigiNet

ACQUISITION

Acquirer: MEDIA24 ()
Web: http://www.media24.com
Location: South Africa
Description: Media giant Naspers ’s print and publishing arm
Contact: Media24 CEO Francois Groepe: Media24 Magazines CEO John Relihan

Target: Specialised magazine division of Primedia Publishing
Web: http://www.primediapublishing.co.za
Location: South Africa
Description: B2B magazines, including Advantage, which is considered the leading print publication in the advertising industry
Contact: Primedia CEO Kuben Pillay: Primedia Publishing magazine division, MD Jacques Breytenbach

Comment:

MEDIA24, media giant Naspers ’s print and publishing arm, buys the specialised magazine division of Primedia Publishing, which includes about 17 titles. A new division called Media24 Business Magazines will be formed,

The acquisition price was not disclosed.

Story Link – BusinessDay

Database Acquisitions – November 2009

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FUND: UK: The WorkCast Corporation (Webcasting) raises £850,000

November 11, 2009 — Fusion DigiNet

FUND RAISING

Business: The WorkCast Corporation
Web: http://www.workcast.net/
Location: UK, Sunderland
Contact: WorkCast Chief Executive, Gerard Callaghan: Michelle Cooper, Investment Manager, NSEI

Story Link – WorkCast Press Release

Story

The WorkCast Corporation, a UK-based provider of webcasting solutions for the enterprise, has secured an £850,000 investment round led by NorthStar Equity Investors to support the development of its technology and boost sales and marketing.

Database: Funding November 2009

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Prosper.com gets another $1M for peer-to-peer lending website

November 11, 2009 — Fusion DigiNet

Fund Raising

Business: Prosper.com
Web: www.prosper.com
Location: USA, San Francisco
Amount raised:

Story Link – VentureBeat

Prosper.com, one of the first websites for peer-to-peer lending, announces it has raised another $1 million in funding.The funds come from Nigel W. Morris, co-founder of Capital One, a major credit card and banking company.

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Santiago, Chile: comScore to acquire Certifica (both online audience measurement companies)

November 11, 2009 — Fusion DigiNet

 

ACQUISITION

Acquirer: Comscore 
web: http://www.comscore.com/
Location: USA, Virginia 
Description: Online audience measurement service 
Contact: Linda Abraham, comScore CMO and EVP of Global Product Management 

Target: Certifica  
Web: http://www.certifica.com/2007/es/index.html
Location: Chile, Santiago 
Description: online audience measurement service 
Contact: Alejandro Fosk, founder and former CEO of Certifica and now SVP and General Manager of comScore Latin America 

Comment

Undisclosed price 

Story Link – AdOps Online

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Compuware Completes Acquisition of Web App Performance Optimization Provider Gomez for $295M

November 11, 2009 — Fusion DigiNet

ACQUISITION

Acquirer: Compuware
Web: http://www.compuware.com/
Location: USA, Detroit, MI 
Description: software and consulting provider  
Contact: Compuware President and Chief Operating Officer Bob Paul 

Target: Gomez
Web: http://www.gomez.com/
Location: USA, Lexington, MA 
Description: Web App Performance Optimization 
Contact: Gomez CEO Jaime Ellertson will remain as president of Gomez 

Comment:

$295 million acquisition 

Story Link Web Host Industry Review

Database Acquisitions – November 2009

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