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Mergers and Acquisitions, 2006

Property Buyer Seller
101 Communications Neal Vitale  
Absolute Hour Media  
America West magazine and Attache magazine will merge to form a single magazine "US Airways Magazine" (A result of the merger between two airlines: "America West" and "US Airways".)    
American Cowboy Active Interest Media William Bales, American Cowboy LLC
American Dream Homes MMG Hanley Wood
American History Weider History Group Primedia
American Woodworker New Track Media LLC Reader's Digest Association
America's Civil War Weider History Group Primedia
Art & Antiques CurtCo Publishing Transworld Publishing
Aviation History Weider History Group Primedia
Babies Like Me and Kids Like Me have merged to form one magazine: Being Family Magazine    
Backyard Living Ripplewood Holdings LLC Reader's Digest Association
Birds & Blooms Ripplewood Holdings LLC Reader's Digest Association
Bowhunter InterMedia Partners, L.P. Primedia
Brentwood Magazine Discover Publishing ValCom Inc
British Heritage Weider History Group Primedia
Civil War Times Weider History Group Primedia
Computer Shopper SX2 Media Labs CNET
Cooking for 2 Ripplewood Holdings LLC Reader's Digest Association
Corp! Magazine Corp Publishing LLC Chris Meyers and Oliver Moore
Country Woman Ripplewood Holdings LLC Reader's Digest Association
Every Day with Rachel Ray Ripplewood Holdings LLC Reader's Digest Association
Family Handyman Ripplewood Holdings LLC Reader's Digest Association
Farm & Ranch Living Ripplewood Holdings LLC Reader's Digest Association
Florida Sportsman  InterMedia Partners, L.P. Primedia
Fly Fisherman  InterMedia Partners, L.P. Primedia
Fons & Porters Love of Quilting New Track Media LLC Marianne Fons and Liz Porter
Game & Fish InterMedia Partners, L.P. Primedia
Gun Dog  InterMedia Partners, L.P. Primedia
Guns & Ammo  InterMedia Partners, L.P. Primedia
Handguns InterMedia Partners, L.P. Primedia
Home Fort Lauderdale World Publications John O'Connor and Jim Baxter
Home Furnishing News Macfadden Publishers Conde Nast, Fairchild Publications
Home Improvement Dallas Network Communications Design Guide Publishing Ltd.
Home Miami World Publications John O'Connor and Jim Baxter
In-Fisherman  InterMedia Partners, L.P. Primedia
In-Fisherman Bass Guide InterMedia Partners, L.P. Primedia
In-Fisherman Catfish Guide InterMedia Partners, L.P. Primedia
In-Fisherman Ice Fishing Guide InterMedia Partners, L.P. Primedia
In-Fisherman Walleye Guide  InterMedia Partners, L.P. Primedia
Light & Tasty Ripplewood Holdings LLC Reader's Digest Association
MHQ Weider History Group Primedia
Military History Weider History Group Primedia
North American Whitetail InterMedia Partners, L.P. Primedia
Petersen's Bowhunting InterMedia Partners, L.P. Primedia
Petersen's Hunting  InterMedia Partners, L.P. Primedia
Poder Page One Zoom Media
Poudre Magazine Grant Street Media LLC Northern Colorado Business Report Inc.
Reader's Digest Ripplewood Holdings LLC Reader's Digest Association
Reader's Digest Seleciones Ripplewood Holdings LLC Reader's Digest Association
ReadyMade magazine Meredith Corp ReadyMade
Reminisce Ripplewood Holdings LLC Reader's Digest Association
Revolver Magazine Future Publishing Harris Publications
Rifle Shooter InterMedia Partners, L.P. Primedia
Script Final Draft Forum Publishing
Shooting Times  InterMedia Partners, L.P. Primedia
Shotgun News InterMedia Partners, L.P. Primedia
Simple & Delicious Ripplewood Holdings LLC Reader's Digest Association
Spin Magazine Hartle Media Miller Publishing
Sporting News Advance Publications Paul Allen
Taste of Home Ripplewood Holdings LLC Reader's Digest Association
Utne magazine Ogden Publications Utne
Vibe Wicks Group Vibe/Spin Ventures
Vibe Vixen BlackBook Vibe/Spin Ventures
Vietnam Weider History Group Primedia
Vista ImpreMedia LLC ImpreMedia LLC
Walleye In-Sider  InterMedia Partners, L.P. Primedia
Wild West Weider History Group Primedia
Wildfowl  InterMedia Partners, L.P. Primedia
World War II Weider History Group Primedia
Yachts Active Interest Media  
Yoga Journal Active Interest Media Yoga Journal

Sources: Source: Advertising Age, BrandRepublic.com, Crain's NY Business, Folio, Mediabankers.com, Mediabuyerplanner.com, Mediaweek, WoodenHorsePub.com and assorted press releases, news reports.