Press Release: UBM plc (“UBM”, or the “Company”) announces today that it has agreed to acquire Allworld Exhibitions (“Allworld”, or the “Business”) for a cash consideration which values the Business at US$485 million on a debt and cash free basis
Reed Exhibitions, part of RELX Group, is delighted to announce that it has acquired Imbibe Media Limited, the organisation behind Imbibe Live, the Imbibe media platforms, and the successful annual Sommelier Wine Awards
Financial information business Euromoney saw its share price drop nine per cent on Friday morning as Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) revealed details of its plans sell part of its stake in the company
Press Release: SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. – August 12, 2016 – Emerald Expositions, LLC (“Emerald”), a leading business-to-business trade show and conference producer, today announced its acquisition of the Swim Collective and Active Collective trade shows, from Shannon Leggett, their founder.
The magazine publisher’s stock price jumped on reports it has hired financial advisers.
After receiving an unsolicited takeover offer, magazine publisher Time Inc. has hired financial advisers to field potential bids for the company and investigate other strategic moves, according to a Wall Street Journal report
Press Release: Easyfairs today announces its acquisition of Pentawards, the most prestigious worldwide competition exclusively dedicated to packaging design in all its forms. Created in January 2007, Pentawards’ primary mission is to increase awareness of packaging design and those who create it. Its 55 categories are open to all those across the globe who are associated with the creation or marketing of packaging, and are judged by an international jury consisting of 12 highly reputed designers and packaging design directors from major companies
The chief executive of Virgin Media has rejected speculation that its parent company, the pan-European cable empire Liberty Global, could seize on weakness in ITV’s share price to mount a takeover bid for Britain’s biggest commercial broadcaster.
Tom Mockridge told the Sunday Telegraph that Liberty had “enough to do as it is” without wading further into programming. Liberty owns 9.9pc of ITV and has bought the equivalent commercial broadcaster in Ireland, fuelling speculation that it is lining up an approach for ITV.
Press Release: Tarsus Group plc (“Tarsus” or the “Group”), the international business-to-business media group, announces that it has conditionally agreed to acquire 80.1 per cent of Connect Meetings, LLC (trading as “Connect”) for a cash consideration of up to approximately $57.0 million (the “Acquisition”), payable by way of initial consideration of approximately $44.0 million plus up to $1.0 million for working capital and up to $12.0 million payable over the next two years subject to certain conditions
The Placing Shares represent, in aggregate, approximately 15 per cent of the Company’s issued ordinary share capital and constitute approximately 37.7 per cent of the Apax Sellers’ combined holdings in the Company and approximately 37.7 per cent of GMG’s holding in the Company
A new report that Meredith Corporation may make a bid for Time Inc. has raised share prices for both companies, and fueled more industry speculation over Time Inc.’s future
Chief executive says review will ask: are we the best owners for all our businesses?
Press Release: WPP announces that it has acquired, subject to regulatory approval, Promotion Execution Partners, LLC (“PEP”), a project management and procurement company that oversees shopper marketing promotions for clients, in the US.
Press Release: CLOSERSTILL MEDIA, the London-based exhibition and conference organiser, has announced the acquisition of LEARNTech Asia from Kydon Holdings for an undisclosed sum
According to the FT, Time Inc, the publishing company that owns Sports Illustrated, People and Time magazines, has rejected an unsolicited bid worth close to $1.8bn from a consortium backed by Len Blavatnik, the billionaire owner of Warner Music Group, according to people briefed on the offer.
According to the Daily Telegraph UDG Healthcare could make as many as four acquisitions in the US next year, its chief executive has said.
Press Release: Clarion Events is pleased to announce that it has acquired January Furniture Shows Ltd, the organisation behind the successful furniture shows in the NEC and Manchester.
Press Release: Haymarket Media Group and Tee to Green Marketing are pleased to announce Haymarket’s acquisition of the British Homes Awards (BHA). Each year, the British Homes Awards (currently in partnership with the Sunday Times) champions the best in contemporary design. This year’s Awards took place in October 2016.
Press Release: Haymarket Media Group today announces the acquisition of the World Architecture News (WAN) and World Interiors News (WIN) websites and awards from Built Environment Media
Under the terms of the acquisition, each Creston shareholder will be entitled to 126.42p in cash for each Creston share, comprising 125p in cash from Bidco and 1.42p from an interim dividend paid by Creston in December
Arnaud de Puyfontaine, chief of the French media company, told delegates at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference that he had been working closely with Yannick Bolloré, head of Havas and son of Vivendi’s chairman and main shareholder Vincent Bolloré, and that he believed a tie-up made sense. “It is a fine line between the two operations,” he said
