Mercury Events Ltd, organiser of the Wedding Fairs and the Baby & Toddler Shows has been acquired by Ocean Media Group. Matt Miller, MD of Mercury Events will join Ocean Media, taking on the responsibility for the new consumer division as managing director.
The acquisition marries two of the UK’s organisers of consumer wedding shows operating in venues across the UK including the NEC, Olympia, ExCeL London, EventCity, Manchester Central and Metro Radio Arena Newcastle. David Watt, CEO at Ocean Media said: “This exciting acquisition significantly reinforces our position as the number one player in the wedding market. As well as adding strength and depth to our teams, this purchase creates an ideal platform to improve and grow our portfolio of consumer wedding shows.”