Who is Our Client?

• Arthur L. Davis Publishing Agency, Inc. (ALD) is the nation’s leading provider and distributor of digital nursing content, job board postings and advertisements.
• The company delivers state and national nursing association content to the largest US nurse database with distribution to over 2.6 million Registered Nurse (RNs).
• ALD’s partnerships with state and national nursing associations, foundations, boards, clients and employees allows ALD to reach nurses across the entire US.

 Why Did ALD Hire Nolan?

• ALD was founded in 1983, and since then has been the nation’s leader in nursing publications with the largest nursing circulation in the United States.
• ALD’s third generation owners, Stephen Miller and Elizabeth Miller, shifted the company’s legacy print distribution model to a scalable and dynamic digital model.
• The transformation created an attractive digital platform that drove nurse reach, content distribution, growth and EBITDA.
• Stephen and Elizabeth Miller were interested in identifying a growth partner that understands the health care association model, is dedicated to customer service and provides first-class digital distribution.
• Stephen and Elizabeth engaged Nolan to run a process to identify a buyer capable of elevating ALD’s digital platform and harnessing the company’s culture.

 What Value Did Nolan Deliver?

• Nolan’s competitive process identified and delivered Health eCareers as the buyer.
• Health eCareers provides services that bring together physicians, surgeons, nurses, nurse practitioners, PAs, and CRNAs with health care job positions.
• The acquisition of ALD is expected to further Health eCareers’ mission of connecting healthcare professionals with the best career opportunities and resources – from physicians and surgeons to advanced practice providers to nurses.
• Health eCareers is a portfolio company of Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD), a vertically focused digital media and internet company whose portfolio includes leading brands in technology, entertainment, shopping, health, cybersecurity and martech.