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Axel Springer Acquires Bisnow, Establishing Brew Media Group

March 2, 2026

Media & Entertainment

Axel Springer acquired Bisnow, a commercial real estate media and events platform, to expand its presence in the U.S. B2B media market. The deal closed on March 2 and Bisnow will join Morning Brew Inc. within Axel Springer’s newly formed Brew Media Group, while operating independently under its existing leadership.

Blackstone Growth Makes Growth Investment in 7 Brew Coffee

February 14, 2024

Restaurants & Hospitality

Blackstone Growth (Blackstone) has made a growth equity investment in 7 Brew Coffee to accelerate the drive-thru beverage chain's U.S. expansion. Jimmy John Liautaud is identified as a selling shareholder; terms were not disclosed.

Investing.com Acquires StreetInsider.com

March 27, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Investing.com has completed the acquisition and integration of StreetInsider.com to expand its premium market-moving news feeds and enhance its InvestingPro subscription offering. The deal folds StreetInsider’s real-time breaking-news services and paywalled feeds into Investing.com’s platform to broaden content capabilities for retail investors while StreetInsider continues to operate as a stand-alone service for select feeds.

The Arena Group Acquires Golf Publisher Morning Read

September 27, 2022

Media & Entertainment

The Arena Group (NYSE: AREN), owner of Sports Illustrated, acquired golf publisher Morning Read from Buffalo Groupe, LLC to expand its sports vertical and rebrand its golf coverage as SI Golf. The deal brings Morning Read's editorial team, newsletter audience and e-commerce business into The Arena Group to accelerate audience and revenue growth for its golf coverage.

News Corp Acquires Investor's Business Daily for $275M

March 25, 2021

Media & Entertainment

News Corp has agreed to acquire Investor's Business Daily (IBD) from O'Neil Capital Management for $275 million. IBD, a digital-first financial news and research business with roughly 100,000 digital subscribers and about 130 employees, will operate as a stand-alone brand within News Corp's Dow Jones division to expand Dow Jones's digital finance offerings and proprietary investor tools.

Morningstar Acquires PitchBook Data, Inc.

November 30, 2016

Data & Analytics

Morningstar, Inc. has completed its acquisition of PitchBook Data, Inc., the Seattle-based provider of private capital market data, research, and technology. The deal adds PitchBook’s platform and approximately 600 employees to Morningstar’s data and analytics offerings to expand capabilities in private capital markets.