Professional Beauty

Mark Moloney has bought back the portfolio of Professional Beauty shows from Emap. Moloney had set up Total Beauty Show to launch at Excel on similar datelines to Professional Beauty in February 2011. EMAP bought Professional Beauty and 5 other events for £19m from Moloney in 2006. No details of the transaction were released.

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UBM acquires Canon Communications LLC

UBM acquires Canon Communications LLC (a leading provider of tradeshows and magazinesto the global medical device design industry and advanced manufacturing markets), from Spectrum Equity Investors and Apprise Media LLC for $287 million. In the twelve months to 30 June 2010, Canon generated $106 million (£68 million) in revenues and $37 million (£24 million) in […]

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UBM announces that it has acquired RDG

United Business Media Limited today announces that it has acquired The Route Development Group Limited (RDG) from its private shareholders on behalf of UBM Aviation for £8 million in cash and a further deferred consideration of up to £1.3 million payable over the next two years. Founded in 1995 by CEO Mike Howarth, RDG operates […]

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