July 1, 2009 - The media investment firms taking on a leader with IP and licensing expertise could signal content plays.
June 19, 2009 - PE firms like ZM Capital and Palladium Equity Partners continue to chase after the infomercial segment, even as ad revenues decline.
June 18, 2009 - For the third time in eighteen months, WebMD and its controlling stakeholder, HLTH Corp., will attempt a merger.
June 17, 2009 - Opening the possibility of an ad agency as target buying trend, Sapient bought the advertising firm for $50 million in cash and stock.
June 16, 2009 - The Dallas, Texas-based firm is betting on the turnaround efforts of newspaper veteran Richard Connor.
June 11, 2009 - Move to buy bankrupt Canadian printer/advertiser is rebuffed over sale price differential.
June 8, 2009 - Qwests strategic review was marked by a gap between the companys view of the unit and significantly lower bids.
June 5, 2009 - The addition of the bulge bracket veteran to the Midwest advisory firm expands its consumer & media offerings.
June 1, 2009 - Daniel Gossels, wholl be an MD at the media-focused boutique, worked on the mandates for Club Penguin, DailyCandy and IFilm.
May 29, 2009 - The yellow-pages giant blames its growth-through-acquisition strategy as it files for bankruptcy protection.
May 26, 2009 - The media empire is reportedly being shopped for $300 million, despite travails facing the industry.
May 15, 2009 - The printing services giant submitted a bid to purchase the daily newspapers publisher, Quebecor World, for $1.35 billion, out of bankruptcy.
May 11, 2009 - Event planner Merchandise Mart Properties will buys the B2B asset.
May 11, 2009 - Seabay Media Holdings was established by Pelle Törnberg, who formerly ran the free media chain.
May 4, 2009 - Libertys chairman John Malone will command a 24% stake in the new DirecTV voting.