New York, January 27, 2010 Quayle Munro, Inc. is pleased to announce it has advised The Nielsen Company on the sale of its B2B media and entertainment group to e5 Global Media. The business-to-business media titles include: Billboard; The Hollywood Reporter; Adweek; Brandweek; Mediaweek; Back Stage; The CLIO Awards; Film Journal International; ShoWest; ShowEast; Cinema Expo International; and CineAsia trade shows. Quayle Munro led the negotiations, structuring and execution of the transaction.e5 Global Media is a New York-based company, newly formed by Pluribus Capital Management and Guggenheim Partners. “We decided this was a great time to buy media assets,” said James Finkelstein, Chairman of e5 Global Media. “We’re going to create great businesses in print, online, on mobile and in events and we think it’s the right time to do it.”The media brands involved in the transaction include some of the most widely recognized entertainment and marketing media titles in the world. Collectively, the brands deliver highly targeted, must-have information to their subscriber audiences through a broad range of media forms including online, conferences, expositions and print.Quayle Munro (www.quaylemunro.com) is a UK-based independent merchant bank, active in corporate finance (including equity and debt advisory), public finance, specialist fund management and investment on its own account. Since December 2009, Quayle Munro has also advised the shareholders of New Energy Finance on its sale to Bloomberg L.P; First Eastern Investment Group on its investment in, and joint venture with, Monitise plc; and Virgin Money on its public offer for Church House Trust Plc. Quayle Munro has offices in New York, London and Edinburgh.The Nielsen Company is a global information and media company with leading market positions in marketing and consumer information, television, and other media measurement, online intelligence, mobile measurement, trade shows and business publications. The privately-held company is active in approximately 100 countries with headquarters in New York, USA. For more information about The Nielsen Company, visit www.nielsen.com.For further information:John WickershamTel: +1 (646) 367-3464Jonathan GordonTel: +1 (646) 367-3467 New York office:Quayle Munro, Inc.The Chrysler Building405 Lexington AvenueNew York, NY 10174Tel: +1 212 355 1390www.quaylemunro.com/usMember: FINRA/SIPC
New York, January 27, 2010 Quayle Munro, Inc. is pleased to announce it has advised The Nielsen Company on the sale of its B2B media and entertainment group to e5 Global Media. The business-to-business media titles include: Billboard; The Hollywood Reporter; Adweek; Brandweek; Mediaweek; Back Stage; The CLIO Awards; Film Journal International; ShoWest; ShowEast; Cinema Expo International; and CineAsia trade shows. Quayle Munro led the negotiations, structuring and execution of the transaction.e5 Global Media is a New York-based company, newly formed by Pluribus Capital Management and Guggenheim Partners. “We decided this was a great time to buy media assets,” said James Finkelstein, Chairman of e5 Global Media. “We’re going to create great businesses in print, online, on mobile and in events and we think it’s the right time to do it.”The media brands involved in the transaction include some of the most widely recognized entertainment and marketing media titles in the world. Collectively, the brands deliver highly targeted, must-have information to their subscriber audiences through a broad range of media forms including online, conferences, expositions and print.Quayle Munro (www.quaylemunro.com) is a UK-based independent merchant bank, active in corporate finance (including equity and debt advisory), public finance, specialist fund management and investment on its own account. Since December 2009, Quayle Munro has also advised the shareholders of New Energy Finance on its sale to Bloomberg L.P; First Eastern Investment Group on its investment in, and joint venture with, Monitise plc; and Virgin Money on its public offer for Church House Trust Plc. Quayle Munro has offices in New York, London and Edinburgh.The Nielsen Company is a global information and media company with leading market positions in marketing and consumer information, television, and other media measurement, online intelligence, mobile measurement, trade shows and business publications. The privately-held company is active in approximately 100 countries with headquarters in New York, USA. For more information about The Nielsen Company, visit www.nielsen.com.For further information:John WickershamTel: +1 (646) 367-3464Jonathan GordonTel: +1 (646) 367-3467
New York office:Quayle Munro, Inc.The Chrysler Building405 Lexington AvenueNew York, NY 10174Tel: +1 212 355 1390www.quaylemunro.com/usMember: FINRA/SIPC
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