Central & North America

Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance holds record setting Legislative Action Day on Capitol Hill
A record-setting group of 226 business and professional events industry leaders and advocates travelled to Capitol Hill in…

Manifest expands with Hyve, marking fifth geoclone in six months
Global exhibition organiser Hyve has announced it is launching its supply chain brand Manifest in Europe, with Lisbon confirmed…

EXPOLINE selected as authorised Korean partner of GES
South Korea-based global exhibition logistics and international freight forwarding company, EXPOLINE, has announced that it has…

Apollo Funds to acquire Emerald and Questex
Apollo (NYSE: APO) has announced, 11 April, that Apollo-managed funds (the ‘Apollo Funds’) have entered into separate definitive…

Fairfest Media appoints Simon Press to lead international expansion
Fairfest Media, one of India’s leading trade show organisers, has appointed Simon Press as managing director – international. The…

Leading exhibition organisers champion Global Exhibitions Day 2026
The world’s leading exhibition organisers, including Clarion Events, Comexposium, Emerald, Informa Markets, Messe Frankfurt and…

Marketplace Events makes largest acquisition in company history
North America-based consumer and trade show organiser Marketplace Events (MPE), has announced the acquisition of the Travel &…

CloserStill sale update: deal values business at £1.35bn in second-largest trade show sale ever
Big news has arrived in the trade show industry. UK organiser CloserStill Media has been valued at £1.35bn ($1.77bn) after…

Clarion Events North America appoints new EVP of Energy
Clarion Events North America has announced that Wayne Bishop Jr. has joined the organisation as executive vice-president of…

Searchlight takes stake in CloserStill Media
US-based Searchlight Capital Partners which, in partnership with Providence Equity Partners, acquired global events business Hyve…

Exhibitions Industry Collective partners with CNTV to launch workforce development video series
The Exhibitions Industry Collective in the US has partnered with CNTV to produce a new workforce development video series…