S&A Cherokee Acquires Wake Living

McClatchy and accelerate360 Merge to Form McClatchy Media Company

December 13, 2024

Media & Entertainment

McClatchy has completed a merger with accelerate360 to form the McClatchy Media Company (MMC), combining McClatchy's local journalism with a360media's lifestyle content and accelerate360's retail distribution and logistics network. Chatham Asset Management is the majority owner of the new company, which will operate a unified digital publishing and retail distribution platform reaching roughly 100 million unique visitors and access to over 56,000 retail locations.

KnoWEwell Acquires Natural Awakenings Publishing Corporation

December 4, 2024

Media & Entertainment

KnoWEwell, P.B.C. has acquired Natural Awakenings Publishing Corporation, the publisher and franchisor of the Natural Awakenings magazine network. The acquisition brings together KnoWEwell's regenerative whole-health digital hub with Natural Awakenings' print and franchise network (46 U.S. territories, ~1.3M monthly readers) to create an integrated digital and print leader in whole-health and sustainable living content; terms were not disclosed.

Vulcan Materials Company Acquires Wake Stone Corporation

September 26, 2024

Building Products

Vulcan Materials Company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Wake Stone Corporation, a leading pure‑play aggregates supplier in the Carolinas. The acquisition expands Vulcan’s aggregates footprint and reserves—notably serving the Raleigh, North Carolina area—and is expected to close later this year subject to customary conditions.

CJK Group Acquires Allen Press

January 9, 2023

Media & Entertainment

CJK Group, Inc. has acquired the assets of Allen Press, a Lawrence, Kansas-based print and publishing services company. The acquisition adds a Sheridan-branded printing facility (renamed Sheridan Kansas) and folds Allen Press's editorial and content services into KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd., expanding CJK's production footprint and content capabilities for scholarly and association publishers.

Publicus Community Acquires Real Living Productions

December 9, 2020

Marketing & Advertising

Publicus Community has acquired Real Living Productions, the in-house creative and marketing operations agency that worked with IMI Worldwide Properties. The acquisition expands Publicus's capabilities in resort, real estate and hospitality marketing and combines operations in Raleigh, North Carolina and Greenville, South Carolina under a refreshed Real Living Productions brand.

Cushman & Wakefield Acquires Substantially All Assets of Triad Commercial Properties

November 9, 2020

Real Estate

Cushman & Wakefield has acquired substantially all of the assets of Triad Commercial Properties, a Winston-Salem and Greensboro-based commercial brokerage specializing in office and industrial advisory. The Triad team — founded by Hap Royster and Tom Townes — will join Cushman & Wakefield to strengthen the firm's presence in the North Carolina Triad and leverage Cushman & Wakefield's global platform for expanded client service.