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Fresh round of dealmaking in the face-to-face events sector
The FT are reporting that, in the wake of UBM’s chief executive David Levin and Informa’s chief Peter Rigby resigning earlier this year, analysts and industry executives are speculating that a fresh...
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ITE Group acquires Platform Exhibitions in Turkey
E Uluslararası Fuar Tanıtım Hizmetleri A.Ş(EUF) in Turkey, a wholly owned subsidiary of exhibitions business ITE Group plc, has acquired Platform Exhibitions Inc from Mahmut and Ayse Er. Platform owns...
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Euromoney Institutional Investor acquires Infrastructure Journal for £12.5M
Euromoney Institutional Investor plc, the international online information and events group, is expanding its project finance and infrastructure business with the acquisition of Infrastructure Journal....
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Wilmot abandons plans to make an offer for Centaur
On 24th September Geoffrey Wilmot, the former chief executive of Centaur Media plc, said that he was in talks with financial backers about making a bid for the Centaur business. He had until 5.00pm on...
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Electric Word acquires iGaming North America conference
Electric Word plc’s online gaming business iGB has acquired a 50% interest in SAM Media Ltd, a Nevada-based conference business that owns the annual iGaming North America conference. Electric Word’s...
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ITE establishes a presence in China with the creation of Sinostar ITE Ltd
ITE Group‘s wholly owned subsidiary, International Trade and Exhibitions Overseas Ltd, has established a 50:50 Joint Venture (“Sinostar ITE“), with Hong Kong based Worldcoat Exhibitions Ltd. As part...
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DMGT – preliminary results for the year to September 2013
Daily Mail and General Trust plc has announced the group’s unaudited preliminary results for the year ended 30 September 2013 Click on the table for an enlarged view. Highlights: Underlying revenue...
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Profits rise at Future plc
Future plc, the specialist media group and digital publisher has announced preliminary results for the year ended 30 September 2013. Financial highlights Click on the table for an enlarged view...
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Tarsus Group – Mexico Acquisition
Tarsus Group is to acquire a 50% interest in a company that owns two major exhibitions in Mexico from E.J. Krause & Associates (“EJK”) to establish a joint venture with EJK. EJK was founded in 1984...
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Informa acquires a stake in Chinese company Baiwen
Informa plc has acquired a stake in Baiwen, the owner and organiser of the annual China Beauty Expo (“CBE”). the terms of the deal were not disclosed. CBE is the largest beauty trade event in China,...
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ITE revenues up 12% following a year of Asian acquisitions
International trade exhibitions and conferences group ITE Group has announced preliminary results for the year to September 2013. Revenues are up 12% to £192 and headline profits are up 12% to £59.4m....
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ITE Group – Annual Financial Report
International trade exhibitions and conferences group ITE Group has published its Annual Financial Report for the year to September 2013. The group continued to expand its business in the year through...
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Tarsus Group plc – acquisitions in China and Turkey – disposal in France
Tarsus Group, the international business-to-business media group, has ended the year strongly with like-for-like organic revenue growth up by approximately 11%. Tarsus has also made new acquisitions in...
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Sway Group acquires Massive Sway, SITS Girls, and Bloggy Boot Camp Conferences
Sway Group, a management agency for bloggers, has acquired Massive Sway, SITS Girls, and the Bloggy Boot Camp conference series. The terms of the deals were not announced. Massive Sway is a...
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Investment consortium acquires Boat International Media
An investment consortium led by Pembroke VCT plc, with support from Lepe Capital, has acquired Boat International Media. Reports say, Pembroke have paid £10 million. Pembroke is a venture capital...
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dmg events acquires specialist exhibitions and publications business Quartz...
dmg events, DMGT’s international exhibition and publishing company, has acquired specialist exhibitions and publications business Quartz Coatings Ltd. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal...
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Tarsus Group acquires HealthScienceMedia in the US and 60% of SADA Uzmanlik...
Tarsus Group, the business-to-business media group, has acquired 100% of the assets of HealthScienceMedia in the US for approximately £8.5 million and 60% of SADA Uzmanlik Fuarlari A.S. in Turkey for...
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Centaur Media plc publishes its interim results for the six months ended 31...
Centaur Media plc, the business information, events and media group, has published its interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2013. HIGHLIGHTS Reported revenue in the six months to 31...
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Incisive Media in talks about a debt-for-equity swap
Sky News is reporting that Incisive Media has begun talks about a debt-for-equity swap that would enable the business to shed its £100m-plus debt mountain and refocus on growing the business. Alchemy...
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Informa plc – 2013 Full Year Results
Informa plc has announced full year results for the year ended 31 December 2013. HIGHLIGHTS Financial Group organic revenue growth (continuing) of 1.5% to £1,132.4m (2012: £1,110.6m) Adjusted operating...
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