Haymarket Media Acquires the American Journal of Endocannabinoid Medicine

Emerald Acquires MJBiz

January 4, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Emerald Holding, Inc. (NYSE:EEX) completed the acquisition of MJBiz, the leading B2B event and content platform serving the cannabis and hemp industries. Emerald paid $120 million in initial consideration (with potential contingent payments), acquiring a business that generated roughly $27 million of revenue in 2021; MJBiz management will remain with the business to continue operations.

MJH Life Sciences Acquires Pharmaceutical Commerce

July 9, 2020

Media & Entertainment

MJH Life Sciences has acquired Pharmaceutical Commerce, a multimedia B2B publication formerly published by Healthcare Commerce Media Corporation. The acquisition expands MJH’s healthcare media portfolio and strengthens its reach into the biopharma commercial operations and supply-chain audience, adding a magazine with a controlled circulation of roughly 21,000 and multiple newsletters and events.

MPS Acquires American Journal Experts (AJE) from Springer Nature

February 29, 2024

Education

MPS North America LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of MPS Limited, has completed the acquisition of AJE LLC (American Journal Experts) and its Beijing subsidiary American Journal Online. The deal brings AJE's Curie AI writing assistant and author services into MPS's portfolio to boost AI capabilities and to expand into the B2C market and China.

Curaleaf Acquires EMMAC Life Sciences

March 9, 2021

Healthcare Services

Curaleaf Holdings announced a definitive agreement to acquire EMMAC Life Sciences Limited for approximately US$286 million (85% in Curaleaf shares, 15% cash) plus up to US$57 million of contingent earn-outs. The acquisition gives Curaleaf a developed, vertically integrated platform for entry into the European medical cannabis market, including cultivation, EU‑GMP processing, distribution and R&D across key EU markets.

MJH Life Sciences Acquires Mesmerize Media from The Beekman Group

February 15, 2023

Media & Entertainment

MJH Life Sciences has acquired Mesmerize Media, a point-of-care healthcare media and patient-education platform, from an affiliate of The Beekman Group (Beekman Investment Partners II, LP). Under Beekman's ownership Mesmerize transformed from an out-of-home advertising business into a leading healthcare media platform; MJH will integrate Mesmerize's point-of-care and OOH capabilities into its portfolio to expand its healthcare media and marketing offerings.

Formedics Acquires AMC Media Group

August 28, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Formedics, an HCP community and engagement platform based in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has acquired AMC Media Group to expand its portfolio of digital properties, medical association partnerships, and KOL communities. The deal increases Formedics' verified HCP reach by more than 60% to 1.5 million clinicians, incorporates AMC's live-event and social tools, and brings AMC employees into Formedics' operations to broaden content, peer-to-peer learning, and AI/ML-driven engagement capabilities.