Penton Media
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Penton Media, Inc. (OTC: PTON.OB), founded in 1892, is a diversified business-to-business media company. Penton Media is a mass media corporation that publishes and produces over 40 magazines, 80 trade shows, and 47 web sites. Numerous corporate acquisitions, sales, and mergers have occurred over the years. Recently Wasserstein & Co. purchased Prism Business Media from Primedia in August 2005 for $385 million.[1] Prism Business Media was then merged when Wasserstein purchased Penton Media in November 2006 for $194 million.[2]
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- ^ Prism Business Media ownership news retrieved February 20, 2007
- ^ Penton Media ownership news retrieved February 20, 2007
