M&A
A Place in the Sun Live acquires its competitor, expanding its London and Birmingham property shows
A Place in the Sun Live has acquired the Property Investor Show, in a move that will bring the UK’s two largest…
Nineteen Group lifts off with Space-Comm Expo Europe acquisition
UK-based exhibition organiser Nineteen Group has announced it has acquired Space-Comm Expo Europe, an annual exhibition and…
Easyfairs takes full ownership of Xpo Group
Easyfairs Belgium NV has completed its acquisition of Xpo Group BV, acquiring 100% of the company’s shares following a…
GL events makes addition to Exhibitions division Healthcare vertical
GL events has made a major addition to the Healthcare vertical within its Exhibitions division, 28 July, completing the…
Circle2Success acquires Future Tech Events, home of the National AI Awards
Circle2Success (C2S) has acquired Future Tech Events, bringing the National Cyber Awards and National AI Awards into its…
Hyve enters Legal SuperVertical with acquisition of LegalTechTalk
Global exhibition organieser Hyve has announced it has acquired LegalTechTalk, Europe’s leading event for legal technology and…
The Soar Point: How trade shows and the Premier League are brothers
By Phil Soar, co-founder of CloserStill Group and Chairman of Nineteen Group Overwhelming is probably the best adjective to…
CDMO Live & PharmaSource join forces with Life Science Connect under acquisition deal
Life Science Networks’ PharmaSource and CDMO Live are being acquired by Life Science Connect (LSC), a US-based life sciences…
How to turn £700,000 into $1.77bn in 14 easy steps
Co-founder of CloserStill Group, Phil Soar, offers a how-to on flipping an exhibition company for over a billion dollars At the…
All the acquisitions in May 2026
By John McGovern, CEO/Owner – Grimes McGovern & Associates May 2026 was an important month for large-platform B2B events…
The flip has become the hold: what 20 years of private equity says about the future of events
By Dr. Barış Onay Private equity has been buying and selling event businesses for more than 20 years. But the past few…