Penton Media

Penton Media

Penton Media, Inc., founded in 1886 [ [http://www.penton.com/Pages/History.aspx Penton history] retrieved December 30, 2007] , is a diversified business-to-business media company. Penton Media is a mass media corporation that publishes and produces 113 magazines, 96 trade shows, and 145 web sites [ [http://www.penton.com/Pages/FactFile.aspx Penton fact file] retrieved December 30, 2007] . Numerous corporate acquisitions, sales, and mergers have occurred over the years. Recently Wasserstein & Co. purchased Prism Business Media from Primedia in August 2005 for $385 million. [ [http://www.mediaowners.com/company/prism.html Prism Business Media ownership news] retrieved February 20, 2007] Prism Business Media was then merged when Wasserstein purchased Penton Media in November 2006 for $194 million. [ [http://www.mediaowners.com/company/pentonmedia.html Penton Media ownership news] retrieved February 20, 2007] . The combined entity took the Penton Media name. [ [http://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070212/FREE/70209039/1048/ISSUEMB Penton/Prism merger completed] retrieved December 30, 2007] After the merger, Penton became one of the largest B2B media companies in the world. [ [http://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070716/FREE/70717045/1197/whoswho Penton CEO John French profile] retrieved December 30, 2007]

Penton's global headquarters had been located in the Penton Media Building in Downtown Cleveland, Ohio since 2000. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_Jan_7/ai_58491354 Penton relocates corporate headquarters] retrieved December 30, 2007] However, after the Penton/Prism merger, the company is now headquartered in New York City [ [http://www.penton.com/Pages/AboutUs.aspx About Penton] retrieved December 30, 2007] , although it continues to maintain offices in Cleveland and numerous other cities around the U.S. [ [http://www.penton.com/Pages/OfficeLocations.aspx Penton office locations] retrieved December 30, 2007]

References

External links

* [http://www.penton.com Penton corporate web site]
* [http://www.penton.com/Pages/OfficeLocations.aspx Penton office locations and publications by office]


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