Editing International Data Group (section)

=== Changing ownership ===
Following McGovern's death in 2014, ownership of the corporate passed to the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seave |first=Ava |title=Tech Publisher IDG Transforming Itself From Within As It Braces For Sale Or Breakup |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/avaseave/2016/04/11/tech-publisher-idg-transforming-itself-from-within-as-it-braces-for-sale-or-breakup/ |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> until 2017 when it was purchased by [[China Oceanwide Holdings Group]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gross |first=Grant |date=2017-03-29 |title=China Oceanwide completes its purchase of IDG |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/3186505/china-oceanwide-completes-its-purchase-of-idg.html |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=Computerworld |language=en}}</ref> IDG, Inc. changed ownership again in May 2021 when [[Blackstone Inc.]] acquired the corporation from China Oceanwide Holdings Group for $1.3 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Ron |date=2021-06-03 |title=Blackstone acquires tech publisher IDG for $1.3B, as private equity strikes again |url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/03/blackstone-acquires-tech-publisher-idg-for-1-3b-as-private-equity-strikes-again/ |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref>