Founded in 1886, Penton Media is one of the largest, independent business-to-business media companies in the United States. The company provides a variety of media products and services. It publishes more than 110 trade magazines, including Broadcast Engineering, Auto Electronics, and Corn & Soybean Digest. The company offers over 500 information data products. Its magazines focus on nearly 25 industries, such as agriculture, aviation, broadcasting, retail, transportation, music, manufacturing, electronic and real estate. The company serves approximately 6 million business professionals monthly. It manages a staff of more than 1,600 people. Penton Media is a privately held company that is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Company.