NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/02/06 -- SourceMedia's Mergers & Acquisitions, the leading monthly magazine on M&A activity, and the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), the leading authority on corporate growth, have joined forces to launch Merger Mogul, a weekly e-newsletter focused primarily on middle market M&A, private equity and corporate growth activity.

The first issue of Merger Mogul was distributed on Tuesday, Oct. 24 to 12,000 readers and generated a further 80 new registrants on the first day alone. The e-newsletter combines authoritative commentary from SourceMedia's experienced editorial team with news highlights presented in three categories: deals, firms and people.

"Our objective with Merger Mogul was to create a service that aggregates news for our customers and provide a meaningful context for it so they can apply that knowledge to their day-to-day business," said Adam Reinebach, Publisher of the Capital Markets Group at SourceMedia. "Ultimately the commentary and our ability to highlight the most important news items will distinguish us from other e-newsletters covering M&A."

"We are pleased to extend our successful relationship with SourceMedia's Mergers & Acquisitions -- ACG's membership publication -- by offering ACG members and others who are part of the global dealmaking community this timely and informative weekly electronic publication," said Daniel A. Varroney, ACG President & CEO.

Merger Mogul's editor is Danielle Fugazy, a contributing editor on Mergers & Acquisitions who most recently worked as the editor of Buyouts Magazine. In addition to Fugazy, Merger Mogul's regular contributors include Reinebach, who has covered private equity for seven years and was publisher of Buyouts Magazine prior to SourceMedia; Marty Sikora, editor of Mergers & Acquisitions; Judy Cohen, editor of M&A Report; Ken MacFadyen, managing editor of IDD and previously the news editor at Buyouts; and Joan Harrison, managing editor of Mergers & Acquisitions. Collectively, the editorial team has 75 years of experience covering M&A and private equity. In the months ahead, Reinebach expects industry professionals to contribute commentary as well.

"I'm thrilled to be part of this new venture," said Danielle Fugazy, Editor of Merger Mogul. "In addition to providing valuable snapshots of the most relevant M&A stories, it's important that readers know the information comes from a reliable and trusted source."

Merger Mogul is a free, opt-in service that comes out every Tuesday morning. Those interested in signing up can visit www.MergerMogul.com, while any news and feedback should be sent to Fugazy at Danielle.fugazy@sourcemedia.com.

To advertise with Merger Mogul, please contact associate publisher Naz Bayazit at naz.bayazit@sourcemedia.com or at 212-803-8638.

About SourceMedia, Inc.

SourceMedia, an Investcorp company, provides market information, including news, analysis, and insight to the financial services and related industries such as accounting and technology, through its publications, industry-standard data applications, seminars and conferences.

About ACG

Founded in 1954, the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) is a global association for professionals involved in corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions. Today ACG stands at more than 10,000 members from corporations, private equity, finance, and professional service firms representing Fortune 500, Fortune 1000, FTSE 100, and mid-market companies in 51 chapters in North America and Europe. For more information, please visit www.ACG.org.

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