Overall Media M&A Up 9 Percent in 2011: The media M&A market saw its third year in a row of growth, closing out 2011 with a 9 percent increase in total value over 2010, according to a year-end report by The Jordan, Edmiston Group.
There were 896 deals done, says the investment bank, 15 more than 2010 and more even than in the blockbuster year of 2007. Consumer magazines also had a busy year with 32 transactions valued at $3.2 billion, a huge jump over 2010's $214 million deal value.
B-to-b media was comparatively quiet, recording only 14 deals and $50 million in value.
