Dow Jones & Company Mergers and Acquisitions


Dow Jones & Company

200 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10281-1003
United States
Tel:1/212/416-2000
URL: http://www.dowjones.com

Parent Company:
News Corporation
Industry:
Information Industry
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Acquisitions > 100 M$ 10 to 100 M$ < 10M$ Stakes Divestitures

Dow Jones & Company M&A History


Dow Jones & Co Inc acquires Library House Ltd-Database from Library House Ltd Dow Jones & Co Inc acquires Library House Ltd-Database from Library House LtdDec 23, 2008

UK - Dow Jones & Co Inc of the US, a unit of News Corp, acquired the database assets of The Library House Ltd, a Cambridge-based provider of information and research services.

Dow Jones & Co Inc acquires Generate Inc Dow Jones & Co Inc acquires Generate IncApr 17, 2008

US - Dow Jones & Co Inc, a unit of News Corp, acquired Generate Inc, a provider of business intelligence solutions. Terms were not disclosed.

Dow Jones & Co Inc acquires Betten Financial News BV Dow Jones & Co Inc acquires Betten Financial News BVMar 13, 2008

NETHERLANDS - Dow Jones & Co Inc of the US, a unit of News Corp acquired Betten Financial News BV, an Amsterdam-based provider of business and financial news. Terms were not disclosed.

News Corp acquires Dow Jones & Co Inc News Corp acquires Dow Jones & Co IncDec 14, 2007

US - News Corp acquired all the outstanding common stock of Dow Jones & Co Inc, a provider of global business and financial news services, for $## in cash or a combination of cash and common stock per share, or a total

Dow Jones & Co Inc seeking buyer for Dow Jones & Co Inc-Remaining Dow Jones & Co Inc seeking buyer for Dow Jones & Co Inc-RemainingNov 27, 2007

US - In November ####, Dow Jones & Co Inc, a provider of global business and financial information news services, announced that it was seeking a buyer for its remaining Ottaway community newspapers.

Dow Jones & Co Inc is rumored to be looking for a minority stake in Hexun.com Dow Jones & Co Inc is rumored to be looking for a minority stake in  Hexun.comJul 26, 2007

CHINA - Dow Jones & Co Inc was rumored to be planning to acquire an undisclosed minority stake in Hexun.com, an online global news services provider.

Investor Group withdraws offer for minority stake in Dow Jones & Co Inc Investor Group withdraws offer for minority stake in Dow Jones & Co IncJun 19, 2007

US - An investor group, to be led by Mr Brad Greenspan, withdrew its plans to acquire a ##% stake in Dow Jones Corp, a provider of global business and financial news information services, for $## per share, or a total

Rumor dispelled that Investor Group was planning acquisition of Dow Jones & Co Inc Rumor dispelled that Investor Group was planning acquisition of  Dow Jones & Co IncJun 11, 2007

US - An investor group, comprised of Microsoft Corp and NBC Universal Inc, an ##% owned unit of General Electric Co {GE}, discontinued rumors that it was planning to acquire all the outstanding stock of Dow Jones & Co Inc, a provider

Dow Jones & Co Inc acquires eFinancialNews Ltd Dow Jones & Co Inc acquires eFinancialNews LtdMay 15, 2007

UK - Dow Jones & Co Inc of the US acquired eFinancialNews Ltd, a London-based provider of business news information services, for ##.# mil British pounds ($##.### mil US) in cash. The transaction was subject to regulatory approval.

Dow Jones & Co Inc acquires remaining interest in Factiva Inc from News Corp Dow Jones & Co Inc acquires remaining interest in Factiva Inc from News CorpDec 15, 2006

US - Dow Jones & Co Inc acquired the remaining ##% interest, which it did not already own, in Factiva Inc, a provider of web-based global news and business information services, from its joint venture partner Reuters Group PLC, for $###

Dow Jones & Co Inc acquires MarketWatch Inc Dow Jones & Co Inc acquires MarketWatch IncJan 24, 2005

US - Dow Jones & Co Inc acquired all the outstanding common stock of MarketWatch Inc (MW), a provider of online multimedia business news services, for $## in cash per share, or a total value of $###.### mil. The transaction was

Dow Jones Newswires acquires Oster Dow Jones from Oster Communications Inc (pending) Dow Jones Newswires acquires Oster Dow Jones from Oster Communications Inc (pending)Jun 28, 2004

US - Dow Jones & Co, through its Dow jones Newswires subsidiary, planned to acquire the remaining ##.##% interest, which it did not already own, in Oster Dow Jones, a provider of real time news and information services, from its joint

Investor Group acquires Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste from Dow Jones & Co Inc through a leveraged buyout Investor Group acquires Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste from Dow Jones & Co Inc through a leveraged buyoutApr 05, 2004

GERMANY - A management-led investor group, including CornerstoneCapital AG, acquired Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste GmbH, a news agency from Dow Jones, in a leveraged buyout transaction.

Dow Jones & Co Inc acquires Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste from Verlagsgruppe Georg von Dow Jones & Co Inc acquires Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste from Verlagsgruppe Georg vonApr 02, 2004

GERMANY - Dow Jones & Co Inc of the US acquired Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste GmbH (VW), an Eschborn-based publisher of business and general interest newspaper and provider of online financial information services, a joint venture between Handelsblatt GmbH and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Dow Jones & Co Inc acquires Alternative Investor Group from Summit Business Media LLC Dow Jones & Co Inc acquires Alternative Investor Group from Summit Business Media LLCMar 19, 2004

US - Dow Jones & Co Inc acquired all the outstanding stock of Alternative Investor Group, a provider and publisher of financial market information, from Wicks Business Information LLC, a unit of Wicks Group of Cos LLC, for $## mil. The consideration

Dow Jones & Co Inc acquires Technologic Partners Dow Jones & Co Inc acquires Technologic PartnersSep 03, 2003

US - Dow Jones & Co Inc acquired Technologic Partners, a provider of online publishing services.

Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co acquires Ottaway Newspapers Inc-Essex from Dow Jones & Co Inc Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co acquires Ottaway Newspapers Inc-Essex from Dow Jones & Co IncJul 01, 2002

US - Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co acquired Essex County Newspapers from Dow Jones & Co's Ottaway Newspapers Inc subsidiary, a publisher of newspapers and provider of commercial letterpress and screen printing services, for an estimated $## mil in cash.

Dow Jones Newswires acquires Money View Nederland Dow Jones Newswires acquires Money View NederlandApr 04, 2002

NETHERLANDS - Dow Jones Newswires of the US acquired Money View Nederland, Amsterdam-based on-line provider of financial news. Terms were not disclosed.

Community Newspaper Holdings acquires Ottaway Newspapers Inc-(4) from Dow Jones & Co Inc Community Newspaper Holdings acquires Ottaway Newspapers Inc-(4) from Dow Jones & Co IncFeb 28, 2002

US - Community Newspaper Holding Inc acquired # newspapers from Dow Jones & Co Inc's Ottaway Newspapers Inc (ONI) subsidiary, a publisher of newspapers and a provider of commercial letterpress and screen printing services, for $### mil. The transaction included the

Dow Jones Newswires acquires Bridge Info Sys-New-Svcs from Bridge Information Systems Inc Dow Jones Newswires acquires Bridge Info Sys-New-Svcs from Bridge Information Systems IncSep 28, 2001

US - Dow Jones Newswires, a unit of Dow Jones & Co, acquired the news-service contracts of bankrupt Bridge Information Systems Inc, a provider of investment information and data processing services, for $#.# mil.

Dow Jones & Company M&A Summary


Dow Jones & Company has made 20 acquisitions while taking stakes in 22 companies. Dow Jones & Company has 21 divestitures during this period.
YearAcquisitionsStakesDivestitures
2009000
2008300
2007101
2006100
2005100
2004201
2003100
2002102
2001101
2000002
1999022
1998104
1997102
1996000
1995111
1994010
1993010
1992210
1991000
1990111
1989210
1988043
1987151
1986010
1985010
1984010
1983010
1982000
1981010
Total202221

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