Mergers and Acquisitions, 2005
| Property |
Buyer |
Seller |
| DoubleTake will merge with Points of Entry to form one magazine: "DoubleTake/Points of Entry" |
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| Action Pursuit Games, Paintball, Inside Kung Fu, Grappling |
Apprise Media |
CFW Enterprises |
| Apparel Magazine |
Edgell Communications |
VNU Inc. |
| Atlanta Home Improvement |
Network Communications Inc. |
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| Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles |
Network Communications |
Wiesner Publishing |
| Beadwork, FiberArts, Handwoven, InterWeave Knits, Piecework, Spin-Off |
Aspire Media |
Intrerweave Press |
| Beckett Baseball Card Monthly, Beckett Anime Collector and Neopets, (7 other magazines) |
Apprise Media LLC |
Beckett Publications |
| Bow & Arrow Hunting |
Apprise Media |
Y-Visionary LP |
| Business Ethics Magazine |
New Mountain Media, LLC |
Mavis Publications, Inc. |
| Business Traveler |
Frank Media |
Perry Publications Inc |
| California Home & Design |
Hartle Media Ventures, The McEvoy Group |
18 Media Inc. |
| Child |
Meredith |
Gruner + Jahr |
| ChopTalk |
Wonderdog Publishing |
Atlanta Braves |
| Colorado Homes & Lifestyles |
Network Communications |
Wiesner Publishing |
| Cracked Magazine |
Cracked Entertainment, Inc. |
Mega Media, Inc. |
| Discover |
Bob Guccione Jr. & Discover Media LLC |
Disney Publishing Worldwide |
| Drag Racer |
Apprise Media |
Y-Visionary LP |
| Essence |
Time Inc. |
Essence communications |
| Family Circle |
Meredith |
Gruner + Jahr |
| Fast Company |
Joe Mansueto |
Gruner + Jahr |
| Fitness |
Meredith |
Gruner + Jahr |
| Gun World |
Apprise Media |
Y-Visionary LP |
| Import Racer |
Apprise Media |
Y-Visionary LP |
| Inc |
Joe Mansueto |
Gruner + Jahr |
| Knives Illustrated |
Apprise Media |
Y-Visionary LP |
| Log & Timber Style |
Network Communications |
Wiesner Publishing |
| Mountain Living |
Network Communications |
Wiesner Publishing |
| Multichannel Merchant (Merger of Primedia's Catalog Age and Operations & Fulfillment titles) |
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| Out Magazine |
PlanetOut |
LPI |
| Parents |
Meredith |
Gruner + Jahr |
| Powerboat Magazine |
Elhert Publishing Group |
Nordskog Publishing Inc. |
| Pregnancy, Women's Health and Fitness, Men's Edge, Decorating Spaces, Do! |
Future |
Highbury |
| Restaurant Business, Foodservice Director, Beverage World, and Retail Merchandiser |
Schofield Media |
VNU Business Media |
| Romantic Homes |
Apprise Media |
Y-Visionary LP |
| San Diego magazine |
CurtCo Publishing |
San Diego Magazine Publishing Co. |
| San Francisco Magazine (Now published as a coventure; Steven Dinkelspiel and Modern Luxury Magazines) |
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| Seattle Homes & Lifestyles |
Network Communications |
Wiesner Publishing |
| Ser Padres |
Meredith |
Gruner + Jahr |
| Singing News |
Salem Communications Corp |
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| St Louis (You-Know-What) |
Network Communications |
Wiesner Publishing |
| Street Trucks |
Apprise Media |
Y-Visionary LP |
| Tennis |
Miller Sports Group |
The New York Times Company |
| The Advocate |
PlanetOut |
LPI |
| To The Trade |
Network Communications |
Wiesner Publishing |
| Tokion Magazine |
Larry Rosenblum |
Adam Glickman |
| Transworld BMX (Merged into sister title RideBMX by publisher Transworld Media) |
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| Travel Savvy |
Frank Media |
Travel Savvy |
| Victorian Homes |
Apprise Media |
Y-Visionary LP |
Sources: CSR Wire, dBusinessNews.com, Folio, MediaPost, Mediaweek, PR Newswire, WoodenHorsePub.com and assorted press releases, news reports.
