Portfolio Company · Operating Co.

Ascend Media

Media · Website

backed byVSS Capital Partners

ExitedMedia

Ascend Media

a portfolio company of

VSS Capital Partners

Status on record: Exited

Investment year: 2003

PE Firm Index

Who owns Ascend Media?

Ascend Media is listed as an exited portfolio company of VSS Capital Partners on VSS Capital Partners' own portfolio page. VSS Capital Partners invested in Ascend Media in 2003, per VSS Capital Partners' portfolio page.

From the company's website

Since 1982, Ascend Media has been creating convention publications that support your community and engage attendees with the whole of your meeting.

Source: ascendmedia.com, read November 2026

Company Snapshot

Ascend Media is a Media company. Its owner on record, VSS Capital Partners, is a firm. VSS Capital Partners lists 178 companies in the index, 3 of them in Media.

SectorMedia

Parent PE firmVSS Capital Partners

Ownership statusExited

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About the owner

VSS Capital Partners

Companies in the index: 178

Private investment firm focused on business services, health care and education.

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Questions about Ascend Media

Who owns Ascend Media?

What sector is Ascend Media in?

Ascend Media is in Media. Classified from the company's own description.

What else does VSS Capital Partners own in Media?

VSS Capital Partners lists 2 other Media companies in the index, including Context Media LLC and Sandow Media Holdings, Inc..

What is Ascend Media's website?

Ascend Media's website is https://ascendmedia.com/.

Sources

VSS Capital Partners
https://www.vss.com/portfolio

This profile is based on publicly available information and may be incomplete or outdated. PE Firm Index is not affiliated with Ascend Media and does not provide investment advice.

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Parent PE firm

VSS Capital Partners

Status: Exited

Investment year: 2003

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