Ascend Media acquires Exhibitor Visibility Worldwide.

Ascend Media (Overland Park, KS), a company formed in 2002 with the financial backing of Veronis Suhler Stevenson (New York) and JPMorgan Partners (New York), has acquired Exhibitor Visibility Worldwide (EVW; Overland Park, KS), a company that handles publishing and integrated marketing services for major medical/healthcare events, including exhibitions and conferences. No terms of the deal were given.

EVW provides turnkey publishing services, including daily newspapers, exhibit guides, directories and show programs, as well as advertising and sponsorship sales. Clients include the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Society of Clinical Oncology and VNU Expositions' Medtrade Conference and Expo. EVW owners include Linette Atwood Schulz, original founder of Atwood Publishing, the platform for Ascend's current Event Media division.

The EVW purchase follows Ascend's acquisition of SynerMed Communications (Califon, NJ) earlier this month. SynerMed produces continuing medical education (CME) programs in a variety of therapeutic areas. Ascend produces a variety of conferences, trade shows, databases, magazines and journals for the b2b medical, healthcare and business services industries. Magazine titles include EXPO Magazine, Pro AV, Casino Journal and International Gaming & Wagering Business.