Gruppo Media to take sole ownership of the Rouleur Classic

Rouleur parent Gruppo Media will take full ownership and organisation of the Rouleur Classic from 2018. Having worked thus far in collaboration with Telegraph events, which has a deep portfolio of B2B and consumer exhibitions, the 2018 show will return to Victoria House again next year, running November 1st through 3rd.

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Comcast reportedly targeting 21st Century Fox for acquisition

Cable and media giant Comcast has reportedly approached 21st Century Fox about a possible acquisition, a move that comes after Disney was also reported to be circling Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. 21st Century Fox’s share price shot up in after-hours trading following the news on Thursday, first reported by CNBC. It is unclear whether the cablecompany is exploring a purchase of all or part of Fox, which owns Hollywood studios 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight as well as the Fox news and sports channels.

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Euromoney sells its wine event business to Comexposium

Press release: Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC (“Euromoney”), the international business information and events group, today announces that it has sold Adhesion Group S.A. and its 74% stake in World Bulk Wine Exhibition, S.L. to Comexposium Holding SAS, the leading French exhibitions company

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ReedPOP And MCM Comic Con Join Forces To Produce The Largest Pop Culture Events In The UK

Press release: ReedPOP, the world’s largest producer of pop culture events, is adding a series of premier events across the United Kingdom to its portfolio through the acquisition of MCM Comic Con. Today, ReedPOP announces that the leading pop culture events producer in the UK has joined its family of leading experiential fan events. The acquisition by ReedPOP, a boutique group within Reed Exhibitions, part of RELX Group, of MCM will take effect immediately and its impact will begin to be seen and felt on all 2018 events. The MCM Comic Con show portfolio boasts nearly 300,000 pop culture fans and cosplayers who flock to events throughout the year in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Liverpool and Belfast

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RWS agrees to acquire Moravia for $320m

Intellectual property and support services provider RWS Holdings announced on Wednesday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Moravia US Holding Company and Moravia Lux Holding Company, which it describes as a “leading provider” of technology-enabled localisation services

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Diversified Communications Continues Investment in Australia, Acquires Luxperience

Diversified Communications announced today the acquisition of Luxperience, Australia’s only event dedicated exclusively to the business of luxury travel. “As a premium invitation-only hosted buyer model that features awards and networking opportunities, Luxperience is in a great position to understand and continue to service the needs of this growing community,” stated General Manager of Diversified Communications Australia, David Longman

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Hearst has agreed to acquire Gruner + Jahr Netherlands

Hearst has agreed to acquire Gruner + Jahr Media Netherlands, which publishes print and digital editions of media brands including Glamour, Vogue, JAN, Designer Vintage, National Geographic and Quest as well as custom content activities. The brands and all other activities will become part of Hearst Magazines and will be published through Hearst Netherlands, which reaches an audience of 5.5 million through brands such as Cosmopolitan

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RWS Group acquires IP information business Article One Partners

Press release: RWS Holdings plc (“RWS), the world’s leading provider of intellectual property (“IP”) support services (patent translations, international patent filing solutions and searches) and a leading provider of life sciences and commercial language services, today announces the acquisition of Article One Partners, LLC (“AOP”), a cutting-edge IP information business based in the United States, for a cash consideration of US$8 million (“the Acquisition”). 

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Fresh Montgomery acquires Pub18

Press release: The UK’s leading food, drink and hospitality events company accelerates growth through strategic acquisitions and organic growth
Fresh Montgomery, the UK’s leading organiser of food, drink & hospitality events, has acquired Pub18, the only show entirely dedicated to the UK pub industry. The acquisition will strengthen Fresh Montgomery’s position as the most comprehensive events organisation in the market serving the food, drink and hospitality industries.

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QS acquires Hobsons Solutions in major merger

Press Release: QS is delighted to announce that we have acquired Hobsons Solutions, the leading provider of international enrolment management solutions to universities worldwide, which will be renamed ‘QS Enrolment Solutions’.
QS was founded in 1990 by Nunzio Quacquarelli (CEO, QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd) as a student project at the Wharton School with the mission to enable motivated people anywhere in the world to fulfill their potential through educational achievement, international mobility and career development.

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