Two recent M&A reports showed that the pace of deals in the media and information sector picked up sharply in the third quarter compared with the same period last year. However, the two companies that released the reports differ on the prospects for media M&A activity in 2006. "It's been a great year, but I'm concerned about how long this horse race can last," said Baran Rosen, president of Whitestone Communications, whose report stated that the number of magazine and trade show deals nearly doubled in the third quarter to 24, up from 14 in the same period in 2004.
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