Consumer

DeSilva+Phillips has become the leading provider of M&A advisory services to consumer media companies, both in their primary print businesses and in their expansion into digital platforms. Our partners and managing directors have wide experience as investment bankers in these sectors as well as having distinguished careers as publishing executives and entrepreneurs.

FEATURED Consumer DEALS

  • June 2010

    Venture Direct Worldwide has sold its Magazine Publishing division to National Ad Sales, the joint venture between J.L. Farmakis, Inc. and Roy McDonald Associates, Inc.

    National Ad Sales

  • April 2010

    CurtCo Publishing, LLC has sold Art & Antiques magazine to Wilmington, North Carolina based Art & Antiques Worldwide Media, LLC.

    Art & Antiques Worldwide Media, LLC

  • April 2010

    CurtCo Publishing, LLC has sold San Diego Magazine Publishing Co. to San Diego Magazine, LLC
     

    San Diego Magazine, LLC

  • April 2010

    CurtCo Publishing, LLC has sold Gulfshore Media Group to Gulfshore Media, LLC.

    Gulfshore Media Group

  • July 2009

    CK Media has been sold to New Track Media, owned by BVK Holdings, a portfolio company of Boston Ventures

    New Track Media

  • June 2009

    Move, Inc. has sold Welcome Wagon to South Florida Media Group

    South Florida Media Group

  • June 2009

    Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. has sold five major magazine titles to Bonnier Corp.

    Bonnier Corp.

  • November 2008

    Ripple6, Inc., a leading provider of social media services and technology, has been sold to Gannett Co., Inc.

    Gannett Co.

Reports

  • Martha Stewart discusses Twitter for media companies

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News

  • Folio:

    Former Owner Buys Back Sarasota, Gulfshore Life Magazines

    4/15/2010

    By Jason Fell

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  • Wall Street Journal

    Magazine Deals: Not Fit For Print? - Reed Phillips on RD and other PE properties leverage probllem

    8/18/2009

    By Rimin Dutt

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OUR Consumer TEAM

Roland A. DeSilva

Managing Partner

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