Advanstar Comm. acquires First Global Media Group.Advanstar Communications (Boston Boston, town, England Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent. , MA) has acquired First Global Media Group (London London, city, Canada London, city (1991 pop. 303,165), SE Ont., Canada, on the Thames River. The site was chosen in 1792 by Governor Simcoe to be the capital of Upper Canada, but York was made capital instead. London was settled in 1826. ), a company that produces six magazines and one related conference. No terms of the deal were given. The acquired magazine group includes Automotive Sourcing and Automotive Manufacturing Solutions, each published five times a year; Automotive Logistics and Commercial Vehicle Sourcing, each published quarterly; Automotive Light Metals (Chem.) the metallic elements of the alkali and alkaline earth groups, as sodium, lithium, calcium, magnesium, etc.; also, sometimes, the metals of the earths, as aluminium. See also: Metal , published twice a year; and Interior Motives, a recent launch published quarterly. Each title is based in the UK with a worldwide audience. The company's "autologistics" conference launched in the U.S. in 2000 and will be held this year in late September September: see month. in Birmingham (MI). All acquired assets will remain in London and will become a part of Advanstar Communications (UK) Ltd. In a statement, Advanstar chairman/ceo Robert Krakoff said the acquired assets add "scale to (our) UK operations, and provide us a base to grow internationally in the automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. with established magazines and a strong conference." The properties also complement "our leading presence in the U.S. automotive after- market industry for- which. we publish after-market Business, Automotive Body Repair News and Motor Age magazines." |
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