Media & Entertainment Acquisitions in Iowa

Chattanooga-based media platform Firecrown has acquired Active Interest Media's Marine Group, including consumer titles such as Sail, Anglers Journal, Power & Motoryacht and Yachts International. Firecrown said it will retain the group's editorial, sales and publishing staff and plans to invest in the next generation of the marine brands as it expands its affluent enthusiast media portfolio.

IAC's Dotdash completed its acquisition of Meredith Holdings Corp. in an all-cash transaction at $42.18 per share, creating Dotdash Meredith — the largest digital and print publisher in the United States. The combined company, headquartered in New York City and led by CEO Neil Vogel, unites Meredith's iconic magazine brands and first-party data with Dotdash's digital and e-commerce capabilities to scale advertising and digital revenue.

Health eCareers, an Everyday Health Group service, has acquired Arthur L. Davis Publishing (ALD), a Cedar Falls-based publisher of digital nursing publications that reaches over 2.6 million nurses through state association partnerships. The deal expands Health eCareers' ability to connect employers, schools, and continuing-education providers with the nursing workforce and broadens its healthcare marketing products and services.