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Buried in a recent press release from investment bank The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc. is a brief overview of mergers and acquisitions activity in the consumer magazine space. Brief, because there’s not much to tell—at least from a value standpoint.

“The consumer magazines sector saw a 34% increase in number of deals, but a sharp decline in deal value, as there were no $100+ million transactions in this sector in 2012,” the release states. “Throughout the year, acquisitions in this sector were primarily of small publishing companies and individual magazines.”

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