New York, March 1, 2010 Quayle Munro ("QM") is pleased to announce it has advised The Nielsen Company on the sale of its Business Media Travel Group, comprising: Successful Meetings, Meeting News, MiMegasite and Business Travel News to Northstar Travel Media LLC. Quayle Munro led the negotiations, structuring, and execution of the transaction. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Northstar Travel Media ("NTM") is a leading provider of information, news, data, events and conferences for the travel and hospitality industry. The combined Nielsen Business Media Travel Group and NTM will now represent the top media brands in B2B travel. These industry-leading magazines, meetings and website provide coverage of a wide spectrum of the travel market focusing on business meetings, business travel, and incentives. The MiMegasite website has quickly become an important online media force in the business travel market. Quayle Munro (www.quaylemunro.com) is an AIM-listed 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, QM has also advised the shareholders of Medley Global Advisors on its sale to The Financial Times; The Nielsen Company on the sale of its B2B media and entertainment portfolio (Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, etc.) to e5 Global Media; 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 City. For further information:John Wickershamjohn.wickersham@quaylemunro.com+1 (646) 367-3464Robin Warnerrobin.warner@quaylemunro.com+1 (646) 367-3466 New York OfficeQuayle Munro, Inc.The Chrysler Building405 Lexington AvenueNew York, NY 10174+1 (212) 355-1390www.quaylemunro.com/usMember: FINRA/SIPC London Office+44 20 7907 4200 Edinburgh Office+44 131 226 4421
New York, March 1, 2010 Quayle Munro ("QM") is pleased to announce it has advised The Nielsen Company on the sale of its Business Media Travel Group, comprising: Successful Meetings, Meeting News, MiMegasite and Business Travel News to Northstar Travel Media LLC. Quayle Munro led the negotiations, structuring, and execution of the transaction. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Northstar Travel Media ("NTM") is a leading provider of information, news, data, events and conferences for the travel and hospitality industry. The combined Nielsen Business Media Travel Group and NTM will now represent the top media brands in B2B travel.
These industry-leading magazines, meetings and website provide coverage of a wide spectrum of the travel market focusing on business meetings, business travel, and incentives. The MiMegasite website has quickly become an important online media force in the business travel market.
Quayle Munro (www.quaylemunro.com) is an AIM-listed 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, QM has also advised the shareholders of Medley Global Advisors on its sale to The Financial Times; The Nielsen Company on the sale of its B2B media and entertainment portfolio (Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, etc.) to e5 Global Media; 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 City.
For further information:John Wickershamjohn.wickersham@quaylemunro.com+1 (646) 367-3464Robin Warnerrobin.warner@quaylemunro.com+1 (646) 367-3466
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