Articles tagged with M&A

[Special Report] Valuations Primer & Worksheet: What is My Sub Site Worth?

Understanding the valuation process is essential if you are thinking about selling your site or are considering acquisitions. This 12-page PDF report describes the key factors that influence the price of a subscription site. It also includes a worksheet to help you ballpark your own site's potential valuation. . . . click here

Email List Valuations: What's Your Opt-in Email List Worth as a Media Property on the M&A Marketplace Today?

See the eight critical factors that determine how much a buyer would pay to acquire your site's opt-in email list. Plus, advice for buyers on assessing a list's value. . . . click here

[On Demand] Subscription Site Valuations: How Much is Your Sub Site Really Worth?

In this 60-minute video, two M&A experts describe the key factors buyers and investors look for when deciding how much to pay for a subscription site. Includes an update on valuation trends in the B2B and B2C markets, advice on positioning your site for a sale, and steps sellers can take to increase the value of their sites. Also includes a 31-slide PowerPoint download . . . click here

How Does AdSense (or Other Ad Network) Revenue Affect Your Site's Worth on the M&A or Private Equity Marketplace?

AdSense sites tend to get dismaying low valuations. Far lower, certainly, than subscription sites and sites that sell ads directly to sponsors. This valuation primer explains why and offers three specific solutions to the problem. AdSense revenues may be a great addition to your subscriptions. Investors love hybrid model sites, but you have to build your business carefully. Learn how. . . . click here

[Table] Recent Subscription Site M&A and Investment Activity

See which subscription sites are getting bought, and who's doing the buying or investing, in this overview of 100+ subscription and membership site acquisitions or equity investments over the past three years.

Includes sale prices or the size of the investment when disclosed to help you find rough comps if you're wondering what your own site might be worth.

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[Article Digest] How Access Intelligence Uses Acquisitions to Stay Ahead
B2B publisher Access Intelligence (AI) used acquisitions to grow strategic footing in its marketplace, even in a tough economy. As a result, it shrank ad-based revenues to 26% of its total revenues. . . . click here