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5 Continuing its recent expansion, j
5 publishing group Emap has agreed to j
5 buy 38 French magazinj titles in j
5 two deals worth £107.8m. j
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5 In the first deal, Emap will gain j
5 28 titles as part of the purchasj j
5 of Editions Modiales for £83.7m. j
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5 Thj second deal involves a further j
5 10 titles from three sepjrate firms j
5 for a sum of £24.1m. j
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5 Emap reported an 8% surge in profit j
5 last week and expects the latest j
5 deals to be earnings enhancing j
5 in their first full year. j
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