List of mergers and acquisitions by Condé Nast
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Condé Nast Publications is an American magazine publishing company based in New York City, New York.[1] The company was founded in 1909 by Condé Montrose Nast when he acquired Vogue magazine[2] after the death of its founder, Arthur Baldwin Turnure.[3] Businessman Samuel Irving Newhouse, Sr. purchased a controlling interest in the company in 1959 and merged it into his holding company, Advance Publications, owned by the Newhouse family.[4] The company is under the control of Samuel Irving Newhouse, Jr., who is the chief executive officer of Advance Publications and its subsidiaries.[5] Condé Nast has acquired thirteen companies and purchased stakes in three companies. Condé Nast has not released the financial details for most of these mergers and acquisitions.
Condé Nast's first acquisition was Signature Magazine from Citigroup, a financial services company, on December 30, 1987. Condé Nast acquired Knapp Communications on April 20, 1993 for US$175 million. This acquisition was described as a "a perfect fit" with Condé Nast's other magazines, "notably Gourmet, the publishing company's lavish food and travel magazine, and HG, the elegant home decoration publication", because of Knapp's magazines such as Architectural Digest and Bon Appétit.[6] Condé Nast bought Fairchild Publications from its previous owner, The Walt Disney Company, on December 1, 1999, which brought over magazines to Condé Nast that included Details, Women's Wear Daily, and W.[7]
Condé Nast purchased stakes in three companies: Wagadon in 1988, Wired Magazine in 1994, and Ideas Publishing Group in 2001. The company's largest acquisition was Fairchild Publications for $650 million in December 1999. Condé Nast made the most acquisitions in both 2002 and 2006 with two in each year: Modern Bride Group and Ideas Publishing Group in 2002, and Lycos Inc-Wired News and Nutrition Data in 2006.
Acquisitions
Date | Company | Business | Country | Value (USD) | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 30, 1987 | Signature Magazine[note 1] | Magazine | ![]() |
— | [8] |
November 30, 1988 | Woman[note 2] | Magazine | ![]() |
$10,000,000 | [9] |
June 25, 1990 | Cook's[note 3] | Magazines | ![]() |
— | [10] |
April 22, 1992 | K-III Magazines-Magazine Sub[note 4] | Subscriber lists | ![]() |
— | [11] |
April 20, 1993 | Knapp Communications | Magazines | ![]() |
$175,000,000 | [12] |
June 12, 1998 | Wired Magazine[note 5] | Magazines | ![]() |
$90,000,000 | [13] |
December 1, 1999 | Fairchild Publications[note 6] | Magazines and newspapers | ![]() |
$650,000,000 | [14] |
September 5, 2001 | Johansens[note 7] | Accommodation guides | ![]() |
— | [15] |
February 28, 2002 | Modern Bride Group[note 8] | Magazines | ![]() |
$52,000,000 | [16] |
March 28, 2002 | Ideas Publishing Group[note 9] | Publishing | ![]() |
— | [17] |
July 11, 2006 | Lycos Inc-Wired News[note 10] | Online news | ![]() |
$25,000,000 | [18] |
July 20, 2006 | Nutrition Data | Internet service provider | ![]() |
— | [19] |
April 23, 2008 | SFO*Media | Web sites | ![]() |
— | [20]
|
May 20, 2008 | Ars Technica | Web sites | ![]() |
— | [21] |
Stakes
Date | Company | Business | Country | Value (USD) | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 29, 1988 | Wagadon[note 11] | Magazines | ![]() |
— | [22] |
January 19, 1994 | Wired Magazine | Magazines | ![]() |
— | [23] |
January 17, 2001 | Ideas Publishing Group[note 12] | Publishing | ![]() |
— | [24] |
Notes
- ^ Citicorp-Signature Magazine was acquired from Citigroup.
- ^ Harris Publications-Woman was acquired from Harris Publications.
- ^ Pennington Publishing-Cook's was acquired from Bonnier AB.
- ^ K-III Magazines-Magazine Sub was acquired from Primedia.
- ^ Wired Magazine was acquired from Telefonica.
- ^ Fairchild Publications was acquired from The Walt Disney Company.
- ^ Johansens, the parent company of Daily Mail, was acquired from Rothermere Investments.
- ^ Modern Bride Group was acquired from Primedia.
- ^ Ideas Publishing Group was acquired from Advance Publications.
- ^ Lycos Inc-Wired News was acquired from Telefonica.
- ^ Conde Nast Publications acquired a 40% interest in Wagadon.
- ^ Conde Nast Publications acquired a majority interest in Ideas Publishing Group.
References
- General
- "Conde Nast Publications Inc Mergers and Acquisitions". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- Specific
- ^ "Privacy Policy". Condé Nast. 2006-03-08. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ^ Langley, William (2006-12-11). "At 500 pages the veteran style bible looks heftier than many of its 'size zero' models". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ^ "Virginia Turnure Becomes a Bride". The New York Times. 1985-11-03. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ^ "Samuel I. Newhouse, Publisher, Dies at 84". The New York Times. 1979-08-30. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ^ Getlin, Josh (1995-02-19). "Harry Evans, Random House and the Glitzed-Up, Hype-Driven, Occasionally Literary Realities of Today's American Book Business". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Carmody, Deirdre (1993-03-03). "Food and Design Magazines Are Bought by Conde Nast". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ^ Bosman, Julie (2005-09-27). "A Consolidation at Condé Nast Gives Magazines One Overseer". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ^ "Conde Nast Publications Inc acquires Citicorp-Signature Magazine from Citigroup Inc (1987/12/30)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Conde Nast Publications Inc acquires Harris Publications-Woman from Harris Publications Inc (1988/11/30)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Conde Nast Publications Inc acquires Pennington Publishing-Cook's from Bonnier AB (1990/06/25)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Conde Nast Publications Inc acquires K-III Magazines-Magazine Sub from Primedia Inc (1992/04/22)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Conde Nast Publications Inc acquires Knapp Communications Corp (1993/04/20)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Conde Nast Publications Inc acquires Wired Magazine(Wired Ventures) from Telefonica SA (1998/06/12)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Conde Nast Publications Inc acquires Fairchild Publications Inc from Walt Disney Co (1999/12/01)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Conde Nast Publications Inc acquires Johansens Ltd(Daily Mail) from Rothermere Investments Ltd (2001/09/05)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Conde Nast Publications Inc acquires Modern Bride Group(Primedia) from Primedia Inc (2002/02/28)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Conde Nast Publications Inc acquires remaining interest in Ideas Publishing Group from Advance Publications Inc (2002/03/28)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Conde Nast Publications Inc acquires LYCOS Inc-Wired News from Telefonica SA (2006/07/11)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Conde Nast Publications Inc acquires NutritionData.com (2006/07/20)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Conde Nast Publications Inc acquires SFO*Media LLC (2008/05/20)". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
- ^ "Conde Nast Publications Inc acquires Ars Technica LLC (2008/05/20)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Conde Nast Publications Inc acquires a minority stake in Wagadon Ltd (1988/11/29)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Conde Nast Publications Inc acquires a minority stake in Wired Magazine(Wired Ventures) from Telefonica SA (1994/01/19)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Conde Nast Publications Inc acquires Ideas Publishing Group (2001/01/17)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
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