Jordan, Edmiston reports 197.5 percent increase in M & A values.The Jordan Jordan, country, Asia Jordan, officially Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, kingdom (2005 est. pop. 5,760,000), 35,637 sq mi (92,300 sq km), SW Asia. It borders on Israel and the West Bank in the west, on Syria in the north, on Iraq in the northeast, and on Saudi , Edmiston Group Inc., which specializes in mergers and acquisitions for the media and information industries, reported that, in the newsletter publishing sector, the first quarter of 2007 saw a whopping 197.5 percent increase in the value of M & As over the same period a year ago. The number of deals in that period fell from 5 in 2006 to 2 in 2007, but the value increased from $40 million to $119 million. CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Wilma H. Jordan says, "JEGI JEGI Jordan Edmiston Group, Inc. expects M & A activity to continue at a strong pace through the rest of 2007 and into 2008, as a number of key factors--strong corporate balance sheets, cash-rich private equity firms, attractive bank lending multiples and rapid growth of online media--continue to drive transactions. Stir those ingredients with traditional media and information companies' strong interest in high- growth digital media and information services See Information Systems. , and you have the recipe for a highly active M & A market in the months ahead." JEGI, 150 East 52nd St., 18th Floor, 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 , NY 10022, 212-754-0710, www.jegi.com |
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