Wilmington Group – financial results for the six months ended 31 December 2013
Wilmington Group plc, the provider of Information, Compliance and Education to professional markets today announces its interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2013. Financial highlights...
View ArticleReed Elsevier PLC – Results for the year to December 2013
Reed Elsevier has announced its results for the year ending December 2013. Click on the above table for a full screen view Highlights Revenue of £6,035m/€7,121m; underlying growth +2% (+3% excluding...
View ArticleUBM reports a 10 percent rise in full-year profit
UBM Plc has announced results for the year ending 31st December 2013 For full details and financial notes, click here. Revenues from continuing operations up 3.2% to £793.9m; organic revenue growth of...
View ArticleTarsus completes the acquisition of SIUF in China
Tarsus, the international business-to-business media group, has completed the acquisition of 50 per cent of the China (Shenzhen) International Brand Underwear Fair (“SIUF”). See previous reporting on 8...
View ArticleCloserStill acquires pharmacy trade show Pharmagora from NewsMed
Exhibition News is reporting that CloserStill has acquired pharmacy trade show Pharmagora from NewsMed. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition was completed 48 hours before the 2014...
View ArticleUBM acquires Expo CIHAC in Mexico
UBM plc has acquired Expo CIHAC from Centro Impulsor de la Construcción y Habitación A.C. (CIHAC), the Mexican construction industry trade association. CIHAC is to provide long-term support for Expo...
View ArticleWasserstein & Co. to by back ALM Media from Apax at a discount
Private equity and investment firm Wasserstein & Co has announced that it is buying back ALM Media, the publisher of American Lawyer and other titles, from its current owners, Apax Partners and the...
View ArticleITE acquires 50% of DUBM in Indonesia
International trade exhibitions and conferences group ITE Group, is acquiring 50% of the shares in PT Debindo Unggul Buana Makmur (“DUBM”) from a group of three private individuals. The acquisition is...
View ArticleFelix Dennis 1947 – 2014
Felix Dennis, the magazine publisher, poet, entrepreneur and philanthropist has died at his home in Dorsington, Warwickshire, aged 67. He was diagnosed with cancer in 2012. The family announcement...
View ArticleEuromoney acquires Investing in African Mining Indaba for £45.3M
Euromoney has acquired the Mining Investment Events Division of US-based Summit Professional Networks for £45.3 million, funded from Euromoney’s existing committed borrowing facilities. The acquisition...
View ArticleUBM results for the six months ended 30 June 2014
Highlights Reported revenue of £361.0m (H1 2013: £391.8m), down 7.9%; broadly flat at constant currency (0.3%), with underlying growth of 2.0% Adjusted operating profit up 8.7% to £87.4m (H1 2013:...
View ArticleUBM acquires cruise and maritime media business Seatrade Communications
UBM has acquired Seatrade Communications Ltd. Seatrade is a brand serving the international cruise and maritime community. Its publications, events, management training, award schemes and websites...
View ArticleUBM in advanced talks to acquire Advanstar
UBM is in advanced talks to acquire Advanstar. Reuters is reporting that UBM are paying around $900M for the privately held U.S. trade show organiser. Advanstar generates roughly $95 million in...
View ArticleUBM agrees to acquire Advanstar for $972M
UBM has agreed to buy Advanstar Communications for $972 million (£599 million) in cash. Advanstar’s CEO, Joe Loggia, will continue to manage the Advanstar business within UBM and will report directly...
View ArticleIHS acquires PCI Acrylonitrile, a U.K.-based chemical market advisory service
IHS Inc. has acquired PCI Acrylonitrile, a provider of chemical market insight and consulting services for the global acrylonitrile and derivatives industry. Based in the U.K., PCI Acrylonitrile...
View ArticleEuromoney to acquire a strategic shareholding in Dealogic: Sells Capital DATA...
Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, the international online information and events group, is acquiring a 15.5% equity stake in a company (“New Dealogic”) incorporated by The Carlyle Group to acquire...
View ArticleTarsus Group plc acquires South Beach Symposium
Tarsus Group plc, the business-to-business media group, is to acquire 100% of the assets of the South Beach Symposium from SBS Medical Education LLC for $6.4 million. $5.5 million is payable on...
View ArticleITE acquires Eurasia Rail exhibition in Turkey
ITE Group plc, the international exhibitions group is acquiring TF Fuarcilik ve Organizasyon Anonim Sirketi (TFF) for around £8 million through its wholly owned Turkish subsidiary, E Uluslar Arasi...
View ArticlePOLITICO and Axel Springer acquire EUROPEAN VOICE
POLITICO, the Washington-based political news organisation, and Axel Springer, the owners of the POLITICO joint venture in Europe, have acquired EUROPEAN VOICE and will rebrand the Brussels publication...
View ArticleEuromoney Institutional Investor completes Dealogic transaction
Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, the online information and events group, has completed the acquisition of a 15.5% equity stake in New Dealogic for £59.2 million. For the year to December 31,...
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