Jim Dolan has an extensive background in journalism and even investment banking. He put this to good work by forming Dolan Media in May 1992. Since then, he's built a solid operation.Now, he's taking his company public.
Dolan Media has a broad platform of information databases, web sites, journals, conferences and services for the legal, financial and real estate markets. A big part of the growth has come from aggressive M&A. Over its history, Dolan Media has purchased over 40 companies.
One interesting business is a proprietary database to process foreclosures and personal bankruptcies. I'm sure this is a business that has sprouted lately.
The company is a cash cow. Last year, revenues were $111.6 million and EBITDA was nice $28.8 million.
The lead underwriters include Goldman Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) and Merrill Lynch & Co. (NYSE: MER). The proposed ticker symbol is DM.
You can check out the prospectus at the SEC website.
Tom Taulli is the author of various books, including the Complete M&A Handbook and the EDGAR-Online Guide to Decoding Financial Statements.
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