The Enviornment Group Finalizes AMG/Parade Acquisition, Powers Rising Life-style Vertical and Expands Sports activities Choices

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Enviornment Group (NYSE American: AREN) (the “Firm” or “The Enviornment Group”) right this moment introduced the completion of its acquisition of premium multimedia content material firm AMG/Parade. Its manufacturers embody Parade Media, which reaches greater than 54 million home customers every month in digital and print and can anchor The Enviornment Group’s new Life-style vertical and increase the Firm’s Sports activities vertical.

“We’re thrilled to formally welcome AMG/Parade to The Enviornment Group household of media manufacturers. Their storied manufacturers and content material garner unimaginable attain and can instantly create and anchor a brand new Life-style Enviornment for our enterprise whereas reinforcing our standing as a number one Sports activities content material creator,” stated Ross Levinsohn, Chairman and CEO of The Enviornment Group. “Our extremely environment friendly, data-driven, technology-powered media platform, coupled with editorial groups who create distinct content material, current an thrilling alternative to develop these manufacturers for the long run.”

Parade Media Life-style manufacturers, respectively led by Parade, Relish, and Spry Dwelling, be part of Life-style manufacturers owned and operated by The Enviornment Group like HubPages, Fashionista, and Pet Useful. The acquisition brings Enviornment’s whole distinctive guests (UVs), in line with ComScore, to 121.9 million. The Firm ranks #34 within the U.S. property rankings, up from #74 only one yr in the past.

Distinctive customer (UV) progress for The Enviornment Group and AMG/Parade properties is important. In response to ComScore:

• In February, The Enviornment Group’s Sports activities vertical, Sports activities Illustrated Media Group (“SIMG”), greater than tripled UVs yr over yr to succeed in 86 million digital customers in February and #4 within the sports activities class.
• After integrating The Spun in June of 2021 to SIMG, the digital and social sports activities model noticed a 154% enhance in UVs, reaching greater than 36 million UVs per 30 days in November.
• Enviornment’s Finance vertical, TheStreet Finance Group, elevated by 249% in February vs. October 2021 to greater than 17 million month-to-month UVs. TheStreet grew month-to-month UVs by 239% in February vs. November 2021 beneath new editorial and subscription product management.
• Parade.com has seen a 584.17% leap in viewers progress since 2018, with 44 out of the final 48 months displaying year-over-year will increase. The life-style web site’s viewers elevated 74% year-over-year throughout 2021 and reached a brand new excessive in January 2022 of 16.4 million UVs.

Per the acquisition settlement, The Enviornment Group acquired 100% of the issued and excellent fairness pursuits of AMG/Parade for a purchase order worth of $16.3M, internet of money acquired, and customary fairness of the Firm. The Firm will fund the acquisition from a accomplished underwritten public providing earlier within the quarter, producing $31.5 million in internet proceeds.

About The Enviornment Group

The Enviornment Group creates strong digital locations that delight customers with highly effective journalism, information in regards to the issues they love – their favourite sports activities groups, recommendation on investing, the within scoop on private finance, and the newest on way of life necessities. With highly effective know-how, editorial experience, information administration and advertising savvy, the transformative firm permits manufacturers like Sports activities Illustrated, TheStreet, and Parade to ship extremely related content material and experiences that buyers love. To study extra, go to www.thearenagroup.internet.

About AMG/Parade

AMG/Parade develops and distributes premium content material on digital, video and print platforms within the way of life, movie star, meals & wellness, sports activities and outside verticals. Its manufacturers embody Parade, Relish, Spry Dwelling, Athlon Sports activities, and Athlon Outdoor. Its digital merchandise have a mixed 119 million month-to-month distinctive customers and the associated print merchandise have a mixed viewers of 257 million.

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