Report: Media M&A in Q1 2011 Surpasses All Individual Quarters in 2010

After a disappointing fourth quarter of 2010 (with $2.4 billion in transaction value) in the media industry, investment bank Berkery Noyes reports an upswing for first quarter 2011, to the tune of $13.8 billion in transactions. Berkery Noyes identified the largest transaction in the first quarter of 2011 as West Australian Newspapers Limited acquisition of Seven Media Group. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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