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 Mergers & Acquisitions, 2004

Property Buyer Seller
Ace, Dynasty, Royals Roularta Media Group Press News
Alternative Investor Veronis Suhler Stevenson Wick
American Snowmobiler Kalmbach Publishing Co. Recreational Publications
Art Business News Pfingsten Publishing LLC Advanstar Communications
Art Expo New York Pfingsten Publishing LLC Advanstar Communications
Art Miami Pfingsten Publishing LLC Advanstar Communications
Body & Soul Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia New Age Publishing Inc
California Home & Design and California Estates & Properties Hartle Media Ventures, LLC 18 Media, LLC
Centaur Communications: Marketing Week, The Lawyer Numis Securities Veronis Suhler Stevenson
Charlotte magazine Morris communications Lone Wolf Publishing
Chile Pepper Lifestyle Media Avenue Publications partnership
Choices Orlando Homebuyer, Gulfshore Media Frank Atwood
Circulation Management, Folio, and other properties. Primedia and Red7 will operate under an as yet unnamed co-venture to publish the magazines. Primedia
Custom Planes Y Visionary Publishing will merge this title into Private Pilot.
Dallas Home Design, Discover Amelia Island, Discover Utah Morris Communications Abarta Media Group
Ehlert Publishing's Sportsmen's Group Grand View Media Group Ehlert Publishing Group
Framing Business News Pfingsten Publishing LLC Advanstar Communications
Gulfshore Media: Gulfshore Life, Sarasota magazine CurtCo Publishing, TD Capital Communications, Weston Presidio Gulfshore Media
Heart & Soul Twenty First Century Group Vanguarde Media
Home Buyer Publications: Building Systems, Home Living, Timber Frame Homes Active interest Media Wind Point Partners
Islands Media, Inc.: Islands, Islands Weddings & Honeymoons, Spa and Resorts & Great Hotels. World Publications, LLC. Islands
Media, Inc.
Kansas City, Kansas City Design Anthem Media Group Abarta Media Group
Modern Luxury Media LLC: Angeleno magazine (Los Angeles), CS magazine (Chicago), Front Desk Chicago and Front Desk Los Angeles, Modern Luxury Dallas, Riviera magazine (Newport Beach and San Diego).  Shamrock Capital Growth Fund Modern Luxury Media, LLC
Moment Center For Creative Change Jewish Educational Ventures, Inc.
Orlando magazine Morris Communications Abarta Media
Penthouse Penthouse International General Media
ReadyMade Interweave Press Waltext
Saxon Publishers, Inc. Harcourt Achieve
Scuba Diving F+W Publications Rodale Inc.
Self Healing Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Thorne Communications
Showboats International Curtco Media Group
Southern Indiana Outdoor News Magazine Tri-State Media Outdoor News Inc Vincennes
Triad Guest Guide Morris Communications Lone Wolf Publishing
Triangle Guest Guide Morris Communications Lone Wolf Publishing
Vines Osprey Media Group  
Where magazine Morris Communications  

Sources: Charlotte Business Journal, BtoB Online, Folio, M10Alert, Desilva & Phillips' MediaBankers.com, Mediaweek, Veronis Suhler Stevenson, Wooden Horse Publishing.