Informa acquires stake in China Beauty Expo

Informa plc (“Informa” or the “Group”), is pleased to announce the acquisition of a stake in Baiwen, the owner and organiser of the annual China Beauty Expo (“CBE”). China is the second largest consumer and producer of cosmetic products in the world, with the market estimated at over $31bn in 2012 by Euromonitor. CBE is […]

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Reed Expo to take a stake in ISO (Germany)

Reed Exhibitions will take a stake in ISO – the leading European trade fair for insulation materials and technology; an agreement to that effect has been reached between the publishing house Lambda Verlag and the world’s largest trade fair organiser

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ITE acquires Platform Exhibitions in Turkey

ITE Group plc today announces the acquisition by its wholly owned Turkish subsidiary, E Uluslararası Fuar Tanıtım Hizmetleri A.Ş(EUF), of 100% of the shares of Platform Exhibitions owners of the Beauty Eurasia exhibition which serves the beauty, personal care and cosmetics industries in Turkey and the surrounding region

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PennWell Acquires Elsevier Public Safety Media Brands

PennWell Corporation, a diversified global media and information company, announced today that it has acquired the Elsevier Public Safety Group including flagship magazine JEMS (Journal of Emergency Medical Services), JEMS.com, and the EMS Today Conference & Exposition (the JEMS Conference), EMS Insider newsletter, along with FireRescue magazine, FirefighterNation.com, FireEMSblogs.com, Law Officer magazine, LawOfficer.com, and the publishing contract for APCO’s Public Safety Communications magazine from Elsevier

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Première Vision to acquire Eurovet "fashion" shows

Première Vision S.A., a leading worldwide organiser of trade shows for the fashion industry, and Eurovet SAS, a leading worldwide organiser of trade shows for the lingerie-swimwear sector, have just signed an agreement which should in the coming weeks, after all required approvals have been obtained, lead to the acquisition by Première Vision of the Eurovet “fashion” shows

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Première Vision to acquire Eurovet “fashion” shows

Première Vision S.A., a leading worldwide organiser of trade shows for the fashion industry, and Eurovet SAS, a leading worldwide organiser of trade shows for the lingerie-swimwear sector, have just signed an agreement which should in the coming weeks, after all required approvals have been obtained, lead to the acquisition by Première Vision of the Eurovet “fashion” shows

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Emap parent company Top Right: no breakup before 2017

The chief executive of business-to-business publisher Top Right has said there will be no breakup of the company until at least 2017. Duncan Painter said Top Right, formerly Emap, which owns assets including the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, fashion data firm WGSN and magazines including Retail Week and Drapers, would not be looking […]

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Onex Completes Acquisition of Nielsen Expositions

Onex Corporation today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Nielsen Expositions from its parent, an affiliate of Nielsen Holdings N.V. for $950 million in cash consideration. Nielsen Expositions is a leading operator of large, business-to-business tradeshows in the United States. The business will be renamed Emerald Expositions

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Briefing Media acquires agricultural show LAMMA

LAMMA, the UK’s premier farm machinery, equipment and services event, has been acquired by Briefing Media, the parent company of Farmers Guardian. The deal increases Briefing Media’s agriculture portfolio, and builds on the already successful relationship between LAMMA and Farmers Guardian. The publication has been the event’s media partner for a number of years. Briefing […]

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