synopsis: Dan’s Papers, Inc. was acquired by the company’s founder, Dan Rattiner, backed by Isis Venture Partners of New York City. It was purchased from the Brown Publishing Company. Dan’s Papers will be an operating subsidiary of Manhattan Media.

synopsis: Oakley Capital has acquired a majority stake in Time Out New York magazine, New York City's comprehensive source for arts and entertainment listings. Time Out New York magazine had recently started delivering content on its web sites, and Oakley has announced plans to support its digital platform.

synopsis: Micro-cap firm Hadley Capital has acquired Austin Monthly, Austin Monthly Home and San Antonio Magazine from Conley Publishing group to form Open Sky Media, a platform focused on local, Southwest-based publications. Open Sky has a total circulation of roughly 85,000 between the three glossy magazines.

synopsis: Chicago Tribune Media Group has announced the acquisition of Naperville Magazine from Oster Communications LLC. Naperville Magazine is the premier community lifestyle magazine with a focus on health, fitness, style, restaurant reviews and home features dedicated specifically to Naperville area.

synopsis: Graphcom, Inc., a full-service marketing and publishing firm and G7 Master Printer located in Gettysburg, Pa., announced that it has acquired Frederick Gorilla magazine from All Saints Publishing, LLC of Frederick, Md.

synopsis: Hadley's OpenSky Media, which was formed earlier this year when the firm bought Austin Monthly, Austin Monthly Home and San Antonio Magazine from Conley Publishing Group, Slice Magazine to its asset group. Slice is a lifestyle magazine covering the Oklahoma City area, which has similar demographic trends to Texas.

synopsis: MainStreet Media Group LLC, a portfolio company of Brookside Equity Partners, has acquired the publishing assets of Hansen Publishing, Inc. The acquired publications include the Ramona Sentinel, Ramona Sentinel Magazine, Ramona Lifestyles Magazine and various ancillary publications.

synopsis: CurtCo Publishing, in conjunction with financial sponsors Weston Presidio and TD Capital Communications Partners, today announced the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of San Diego Magazine Publishing Co., owner of San Diego Magazine, and publisher of a series of custom publishing titles.

synopsis: Emmis Publishing L.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emmis Communications Corporation has purchased Orange Coast Kommunications, Inc., the publisher of market-leader Orange Coast magazine, from Ruth Ko. No purchase price was disclosed.

synopsis: News Communications, Inc. has agreed to sell Dan’s Papers, Inc. to Brown Publishing Company. Mr. James Finkelstein, CEO of News Communications, added that although the transaction is expected to close in August, Brown Publishing will manage Dan’s through the closing date.

synopsis: Greenspun Media Group, Niche Media Holdings, and Ocean Drive Media Group, have announced an agreement to form a strategic partnership uniting the founders. This partnership brings together the three luxury publishing companies and unifies the operations of the publications in the most prestigious network of city-specific magazines.

synopsis: Greenspun Media Group, Niche Media Holdings, and Ocean Drive Media Group, have announced an agreement to form a strategic partnership uniting the founders. This partnership brings together the three luxury publishing companies and unifies the operations of the publications in the most prestigious network of city-specific magazines.

synopsis: Clarity Partners LP, one of the nation’s leading media-focused private equity funds, has acquired a controlling interest in Modern Luxury Media, LLC, the nation’s largest publisher of luxury city-regional magazines. Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed but the deal is valued at several hundred million dollars.

synopsis: Oster Communications has acquired Naperville Magazine from its founders and investors led by Michael Bahr, Steve Groya and Chris Killackey. It has also been confirmed that Mr. Bahr will continue as publisher of the Naperville lifestyle magazine.

synopsis: San Francisco publishing group has purchased Perfect Vision Media Group, the Miami Beach based publisher of LRM, Las Olas and International Yachtsman magazines. The business was sold to HPJ Media Ventures Fund which publishes several resort titles located mainly in the Rock Mountain region.

synopsis: Modern Luxury Media has completed its sale to an investment group led by Dickey Publishing and managed by Cumulus Media. Modern Luxury publishes 26 titles in 12 major markets including: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Washington DC and Miami.

synopsis: Florida Homebuyer Media LLC, an Orlando-based city and real estate publishing group, announced that it has completed the purchase of Orlando Home & Leisure magazine, a 10-year-old lifestyle publication that has enjoyed an advertiser-driven revenue resurgence despite the tight economy.

synopsis: Bain Capital Ventures and Shamrock Capital Growth Fund completed the purchase of Publishing Group of America. The deal opens a new chapter in the phenomenal growth of PGA, which has bucked the magazine industry trend by turning newspapers into a pipeline for innovation in magazines, digital media and branded content.

synopsis: Network Communications, the leading publisher of targeted local media serving the real estate and home design markets, today announced that it has purchased Relocating in Las Vegas magazine, providing the publisher an ideal offering to meet the needs of the fastest growing geographic market in the country.

synopsis: Osprey Media Income Fund purchased Town Media, which publishes magazines and operates consumer and trade shows in the Hamilton, Ontario area.

synopsis: Dan’s Papers, Inc. was acquired by the company’s founder, Dan Rattiner, backed by Isis Venture Partners of New York City. It was purchased from the Brown Publishing Company. Dan’s Papers will be an operating subsidiary of Manhattan Media.

synopsis: News Communications, Inc. has agreed to sell Dan’s Papers, Inc. to Brown Publishing Company. Mr. James Finkelstein, CEO of News Communications, added that although the transaction is expected to close in August, Brown Publishing will manage Dan’s through the closing date.

synopsis: Dan’s Papers, Inc. was acquired by the company’s founder, Dan Rattiner, backed by Isis Venture Partners of New York City. It was purchased from the Brown Publishing Company. Dan’s Papers will be an operating subsidiary of Manhattan Media.

synopsis: Manhattan Media has acquired Latin Media Management—including Latin Trade magazine and the Bravo Business Awards. As part of the acquisition, Manhattan Media has formed Miami Media, a subsidiary company to oversee these acquisitions and future business with a focus on Latin America, the Caribbean and southern Florida.

synopsis: The founders of 01238, the irreverent lifestyle magazine for Harvard alumni launched in 2006, have sold the title to Manhattan Media, a community newspaper publisher and owner of Avenue magazine. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

synopsis: Dan’s Papers, Inc. was acquired by the company’s founder, Dan Rattiner, backed by Isis Venture Partners of New York City. It was purchased from the Brown Publishing Company. Dan’s Papers will be an operating subsidiary of Manhattan Media.

synopsis: Micro-cap firm Hadley Capital has acquired Austin Monthly, Austin Monthly Home and San Antonio Magazine from Conley Publishing group to form Open Sky Media, a platform focused on local, Southwest-based publications. Open Sky has a total circulation of roughly 85,000 between the three glossy magazines.

synopsis: The Aurora Sentinel is a daily, weekly and online news and advertising source to the state’s third-largest city — was sold to the Aurora Media Group LLC for an undisclosed amount.

synopsis: Chicago Tribune Media Group has announced the acquisition of Naperville Magazine from Oster Communications LLC. Naperville Magazine is the premier community lifestyle magazine with a focus on health, fitness, style, restaurant reviews and home features dedicated specifically to Naperville area.

synopsis: Hadley's OpenSky Media, which was formed earlier this year when the firm bought Austin Monthly, Austin Monthly Home and San Antonio Magazine from Conley Publishing Group, Slice Magazine to its asset group. Slice is a lifestyle magazine covering the Oklahoma City area, which has similar demographic trends to Texas.

synopsis: Journal Community Publishing Group announced the sale of the Pelican Press and PelicanPress Marketplace businesses to The Observer Group, Inc. The Pelican Press is a newspaper that is well known in the Sarasota community for its complete coverage of county and city government, environmental issues and education.

synopsis: Oakley Capital has acquired a majority stake in Time Out New York magazine, New York City's comprehensive source for arts and entertainment listings. Time Out New York magazine had recently started delivering content on its web sites, and Oakley has announced plans to support its digital platform.

synopsis: CurtCo Publishing, in conjunction with financial sponsors Weston Presidio and TD Capital Communications Partners, today announced the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of San Diego Magazine Publishing Co., owner of San Diego Magazine, and publisher of a series of custom publishing titles.

synopsis: Platinum Equity announced that it has completed the acquisition of San Diego’s leading daily newspaper, The San Diego Union-Tribune, from The Copley Press Inc.

synopsis: Florida Homebuyer Media LLC, an Orlando-based city and real estate publishing group, announced that it has completed the purchase of Orlando Home & Leisure magazine, a 10-year-old lifestyle publication that has enjoyed an advertiser-driven revenue resurgence despite the tight economy.

synopsis: Russian oligarch, Alexander Lebedev signed a deal to acquire a majority stake in the Evening Standard newspaper, London's largest regional newspaper. The paper's parent company, the Daily Mail and General Trust, said in a statement that the sale price was "a nominal sum" -- reported widely in the British media as 1 pound.

synopsis: Journal Community Publishing Group, Inc., a Journal Communications, Inc. company, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the assets of Waupaca Publishing Company for approximately $7 million, subject to certain closing adjustments.

synopsis: Bain Capital Ventures and Shamrock Capital Growth Fund completed the purchase of Publishing Group of America. The deal opens a new chapter in the phenomenal growth of PGA, which has bucked the magazine industry trend by turning newspapers into a pipeline for innovation in magazines, digital media and branded content.

synopsis: Oster Communications has acquired Naperville Magazine from its founders and investors led by Michael Bahr, Steve Groya and Chris Killackey. It has also been confirmed that Mr. Bahr will continue as publisher of the Naperville lifestyle magazine.

synopsis: MainStreet Media Group LLC, a portfolio company of Brookside Equity Partners, has acquired the publishing assets of Hansen Publishing, Inc. The acquired publications include the Ramona Sentinel, Ramona Sentinel Magazine, Ramona Lifestyles Magazine and various ancillary publications.

synopsis: Platinum Equity announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell The San Diego Union-Tribune to MLIM LLC, owned by San Diego entrepreneur Doug Manchester. The San Diego Union-Tribune, LLC is San Diego County's leading local media company, with products covering 98 percent of all San Diego County households in a given week.

synopsis: Emmis Publishing L.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emmis Communications Corporation has purchased Orange Coast Kommunications, Inc., the publisher of market-leader Orange Coast magazine, from Ruth Ko. No purchase price was disclosed.

synopsis: News Communications, Inc. has agreed to sell Dan’s Papers, Inc. to Brown Publishing Company. Mr. James Finkelstein, CEO of News Communications, added that although the transaction is expected to close in August, Brown Publishing will manage Dan’s through the closing date.

synopsis: Greenspun Media Group, Niche Media Holdings, and Ocean Drive Media Group, have announced an agreement to form a strategic partnership uniting the founders. This partnership brings together the three luxury publishing companies and unifies the operations of the publications in the most prestigious network of city-specific magazines.

synopsis: Greenspun Media Group, Niche Media Holdings, and Ocean Drive Media Group, have announced an agreement to form a strategic partnership uniting the founders. This partnership brings together the three luxury publishing companies and unifies the operations of the publications in the most prestigious network of city-specific magazines.