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Centaur Media M&A Summary

Centaur Media has acquired 4 companies. It has also divested 1 asset.

Centaur Media’s largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired MarketMakers for $21M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2019, when it sold Centaur Media Travel and Meetings to Northstar Travel Group for $14M. The Company’s most targeted sectors include marketing (50%) and internet software and services (25%).

Centaur Media Business Overview

Where is Centaur Media headquartered?

Centaur Media is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is Centaur Media’s revenue?

Centaur Media disclosed revenue of 37M GBP for 2023 and 38M GBP for 2022.

How many employees does Centaur Media have?

Centaur Media has 245 employees.

What sector is Centaur Media in?

Centaur Media is a publishing company.

When was Centaur Media founded?

Centaur Media was founded in 1981.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity4
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

Centaur Media

Centaur Media Plc

10 York Road Floor M,
London, SE1 7ND
United Kingdom,
+44 (0)20 7970 4000
www.centaurmedia.com

Centaur Media is a provider of business information, events, and marketing solutions to selected professional and commercial markets in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally. Centaur Media was founded in 1981 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 4 - - - - - 4
vol $38M $38M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $14M $14M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Centaur Media Travel and Meetings Ltd. 2019-04-10 14M GBP Divestiture
London, United Kingdom
MarketMakers, Inc. 2017-07-07 21M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Portsmouth, United Kingdom · www.marketmakers.co.uk
Oystercatchers LLP 2016-09-21 5M GBP Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.theoystercatchers.com
E-consultancy.com Ltd 2012-06-22 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.econsultancy.com
The Profile Group Ltd, 2012-02-24 12M GBP Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.profilegroup.co.uk
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Marketing 2 (50%) 26M (68%) - -
Media 1 (25%) 12M (32%) 1 (100%) 14M (100%)
Internet Software and Services 1 (25%) - - -
Total 4 $38M 1 $14M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 4 38M 1 14M
Total 4 $38M 1 $14M

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 3 $38M
TOTAL $38M
Largest MarketMakers, Inc.
$21M (2017-07-07)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $14M
TOTAL $14M
Largest Centaur Media Travel and Meetings Ltd.
$14M (2019-04-10)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Publishing

Revenue

37   3% 2023
38   3% 2022
39   22% 2021
32   35% 2020
49   31% 2019
71   10% 2018
65   11% 2017
73   3% 2016
71   2015
72   2013
(millions of GBP) Show More Show Less

Employees

245

Established

1981

Public

London Stock Exchange: CAU

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