American Media
American Media was founded in 1988, is headquartered in New York, United States, lists 501–1000 employees, and has $250.0M in recorded funding across 1 round.
- Headquarters
- New York, New York
- Employees
- 501–1000
- Founded
- 1988
- Business Model
- B2C
- Website
- americanmediainc.com
- Total Funding
- $250.0M
- Last Round
- $250.0M Private EquityJan 1999
- Rounds
- 1
Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.
Indexed holds 1 funding round and 2 investors for this company. The full record is or through the API.
About
American Media, Inc. (AMI) was a leading American magazine and media publishing company originally formed in 1988 as the parent company of the National Enquirer. The company grew substantially through the 1990s and 2000s by acquiring supermarket tabloids including Globe, the National Examiner, and Star, as well as lifestyle publications such as Us Weekly, Men's Journal, In Touch Weekly, Soap Opera Digest, and Woman's World. AMI was acquired by Chatham Asset Management in 2014 and subsequently shifted focus toward glossy publications. In 2020, AMI merged with Chatham-owned wholesale distributor Accelerate 360 and was renamed a360media. The company was ultimately merged into newspaper publisher McClatchy in December 2024.
Summary
American Media is a Fitness company based in New York, United States, founded in 1988. It lists 501–1000 employees. It has raised $250.0M in total across 1 round, most recently a $250.0M Private Equity round in Jan 1999. Investors include Evercore ISI and Thomas H. Lee Partners.
Funding History
1999 (est.)
Investors
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