M&A

Irish agency Davis buys Whitelight Events in first acquisition
Davis Experience and Events has acquired Dublin-based agency Whitelight Events. The deal is the first acquisition by the Irish…

Jonas Event Technology partners with Sitka
Event technology companies Sitka and Jonas Event Technology (JET) have partnered, aimed at combining registration, mobile…

IAEE to acquire Exhibitor Group
The International Association of Exhibitions and Events™ (IAEE) has said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire…

GL events exhibitions division massively outperforms live events and venues
GL events reported full-year 2025 revenue of €1.7bn, up 7.4% at constant exchange rates – and 5.3% year on year. The…

Impact XM and Jack Morton to merge
Impact XM and Jack Morton, two leading global brand experience agencies, have announced, 21 January, that they are merging. The…

Montgomery Group acquires Halldale Group in push for specialist events
Montgomery Group has acquired Halldale Group, marking its entry into the aviation training and safety sector. Halldale Group was…

Diversified acquires Marine Money ship finance events and publications
Diversified, global B2B events and media company headquartered in Portland, Maine, USA, has announced the acquisition of Marine…

Hyve reports double digit growth and plans series of launches in 2026
International exhibition organiser Hyve has reported double-digit growth for a third consecutive year and said it is on track to…

Nineteen Group acquires Reliabilityweb as it grows footprint stateside
UK-based international events organiser Nineteen Group has announced the acquisition of Reliabilityweb, a global community…

DVV Media International sells “Road” portfolio to Mark Allen Group
UK-based exhibition organiser Mark Allen Group (MAG) has acquired the Road portfolio from B2B media and events company DVV Media…

Ancala acquires majority stake in MUCH Gruppe
Infrastructure manager Ancala has acquired a majority stake in MUCH Gruppe, a Germany-based provider of temporary modular…