Duff & Phelps, A Kroll Business (“Duff & Phelps”) is pleased to announce that it represented Outside Integrated Media, LLC (“OIM” or the “Company”) in its acquisition by Pocket Outdoor Media, Inc. (“POM”) with financial backing from a consortium of investors including Sequoia Heritage and JAZZ Ventures.
Duff & Phelps served as the exclusive financial advisor to OIM in connection with the transaction.
“The Duff & Phelps team, led by Nick Clemens and Jake Rapp, were absolutely critical in bringing the sale of Outside Integrated Media and Outside Television to a successful close. From our first conversation, the team’s knowledge of the sector combined with their passion for the outdoor active lifestyle set them apart from other firms. Not only did they exhibit the highest level of professionalism and dedication to a complex transaction throughout the process, working nights and weekends for many months, but they did it with grace, style, and a sense of humor in the typically tense and challenging moments one expects in closing a deal on deadline.” – Larry Burke, founder, Chairman, and Editor-in-Chief of OIM.
POM will be rebranded as “Outside” following the transaction and will continue to distribute distinctive outdoor content through one integrated digital subscription company.
“This is a transformational day for our company and our customers,” said Robin Thurston, CEO of the new Outside formerly POM. “Everything we do is driven by a belief that a hike, run, ride, or yoga practice can change your life, and these new brands will help us fulfill our mission to build the world’s best consumer experience across a wide range of activities.”
About Outside Integrated Media, LLC
Since 1977, Outside has been about one simple idea: to inspire active participation in the world outside. With in-depth narrative storytelling, profiles, videos, and authoritative service, OIM explores the intersection between our lives and the natural world. Across print, digital, social, live events, podcasts, and video, Outside reaches millions of the world’s most passionate outdoor enthusiasts every month. Based in Santa Fe, OIM also operates offices in Denver, Boulder, Chicago, and New York City. Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP served as legal counsel to OIM.
“I’ve always believed in the power of great storytelling,” said Larry Burke, founder, Chairman, and Editor-in-Chief of Outside Integrated Media, which reaches 38 million people a month across all platforms. “When we published our first issue of Outside magazine in 1977, we helped give birth to what is now a $887 billion outdoor industry, and we’ve been pioneering the art of adventure ever since. Our stories have won awards in print, video, and film, and we’ve inspired millions of people to ‘live bravely.’ It’s everything I could’ve wanted to do with my life, and I’m delighted to find such a good home for Outside among POM’s outdoor brands.”
About Pocket Outdoor Media, Inc.
Pocket Outdoor Media is the world’s leading creator of active lifestyle content and experiences. Across web, print, podcast, social, video, and TV, POM’s brands reach 70 million of the most active and influential consumers in the world every month. POM operates over 20 publications and multiple technology groups including: Gaia GPS, athleteReg, Peloton Magazine, Yoga Journal, SKI, BACKPACKER, Women’s Running and more. Pocket Outdoor Media is headquartered in Boulder, with additional offices globally. Cooley LLP served as legal counsel to POM.
