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Apprise Media (New York), founded in 2004 by former Primedia president Charles McCurdy and backed by Spectrum Equity Investors (Boston, MA), has acquired Y-Visionary LP (Orange, CA).


Apprise Media (New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
), founded in 2004 by former Primedia president Charles McCurdy Charles Albert McCurdy (1870 – 1941) was a British Liberal Member of Parliament and minister in the Lloyd George Coalition Government.

McCurdy was educated at Loughborough Grammar School and Pembroke College, Cambridge.
 and backed by Spectrum Equity Investors (Boston, MA), has acquired Y-Visionary LP (Orange, CA), a publisher of nine consumer monthly and bimonthly bi·month·ly  
adj.
1. Happening every two months.

2. Happening twice a month; semimonthly.

adv.
1. Once every two months.

2. Twice a month; semimonthly.

n. pl.
 magazines focused on the automotive aftermarket ("Street Trucks," "Import Racer" and "Drag Racer"), outdoor sports ("Bow & Arrow Hunting," "Gun World" and Knives Illustrated') and shelter ("Victorian Homes" and "Romantic Homes") segments. The purchase is Apprise's fourth acquisition this year. Apprise purchased consumer publisher Beckett Media in January, b2b publisher Canon Communications in April and consumer publisher CFW CFW Custom Firmware
CFW Call Forward
CFW Cystic Fibrosis Worldwide
CFW Cache Fast Write
CFW Citizens for Florida's Waterways
CFW Center for Writing (education)
CFW Continuous Fillet Weld (engineering) 
 Enterprises in August.
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Comment:Apprise Media (New York), founded in 2004 by former Primedia president Charles McCurdy and backed by Spectrum Equity Investors (Boston, MA), has acquired Y-Visionary LP (Orange, CA).
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Date:Dec 1, 2005
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