Venue operator NEC Group has reported revenue of £157.7m for the year to 31 March 2017, up £23.9m (17.9 per cent) on the previous year. Reported EBITDA for the trading businesses (including valuation gains on investment properties of £2.6m) was £50.4m, up £18.6m (58 per cent) on the underlying position for the previous year. These results are the second set published since the group was acquired by private equity firm LDC in May 2015. “This has been an exceptional year,...