Informa PLC Acquires Industry Dive

Falfurrias Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Industry Dive

September 5, 2019

Media & Entertainment

Charlotte-based private equity firm Falfurrias Capital Partners acquired a majority equity interest in Industry Dive, a Washington, D.C.-based B2B media and digital publishing company. The partnership will support Industry Dive’s plans to scale its B2B journalism, business intelligence, and sales and marketing products into new audiences and industry verticals while the co-founders remain in leadership roles.

Industry Dive Acquires CFO Media Group (CFO.com / CFO Magazine)

December 16, 2020

Media & Entertainment

Industry Dive has acquired CFO Media Group, bringing the CFO brand, magazine, website, research, events, audience and staff into Industry Dive’s portfolio of industry-focused publications. The deal expands Industry Dive’s reach into the finance/CFO audience and combines CFO’s long-standing finance journalism with Industry Dive’s data-driven B2B publishing and studio capabilities.

Industry Dive Acquires NewsCred's Content Marketing Studio and Services

July 28, 2020

Marketing & Advertising

Industry Dive, a portfolio company of Falfurrias Capital Partners, acquired NewsCred’s Content Marketing studio and services business, including assets, people and clients, while NewsCred will retain its software products. The deal transfers a team of about 40 former NewsCred employees to Industry Dive (to be led by Jane Qin Medeiros) and was supported by unitranche financing from Stellus Capital Management.

Industry Dive Acquires Mobile Payments Today from Networld Media Group

February 3, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Industry Dive has acquired Mobile Payments Today from Networld Media Group in a divestiture that adds payments-focused coverage and audience to Industry Dive’s B2B media portfolio. The acquisition gives Industry Dive a foothold in the payments market and will transition Mobile Payments Today content into Industry Dive’s planned Payments coverage.

Informa PLC and TechTarget Combine to Form Informa TechTarget

December 3, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Informa PLC has combined its Informa Tech digital businesses with TechTarget to create Informa TechTarget. Informa contributed $350 million in cash and its digital businesses for an approximate 57% equity stake while existing TechTarget shareholders received cash and retain about 43% of the new company; the combined company began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker TTGT.

Informa Acquires NetLine Corporation

December 7, 2021

Data & Analytics

Informa plc has acquired NetLine Corporation, a B2B content syndication and intent-driven lead management platform. NetLine's team will join Informa Tech to expand Informa's first-party intent data, lead generation and demand-generation capabilities for the technology sector.