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Creative Live acquires exhibition and graphics companies
Creative Live Limited has acquired Event Specialists and Space Studio Graphics, two companies specialising in exhibition build…
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…
Vomela acquires Moss, pushing further into exhibition market
US-based Vomela Companies has acquired events and installations specialist Moss. The deal expands Vomela’s presence in live…
There’s a new organiser of public fairs at Stockholmsmässan
Numera Mässor will become the new organiser of Stockholmsmässan’s public consumer fairs, having acquired the portfolio. Eight…
Vindustrious acquires London Wine Fair in management buyout
London Wine Fair has been acquired by Vindustrious, a new company founded by event director Hannah Tovey. The management buyout…
Forum Events and Media Group acquires SPACE Magazine
Forum Events and Media Group has acquired SPACE Magazine and its associated hotel interiors portfolio from Purple Media…
Nineteen Group acquires The National Painting and Decorating Show
Nineteen Group has acquired the National Painting and Decorating Show from PDS Promotions. The trade exhibition will be…
The GMA Monthly Deals and Trends Report
August was one of the busiest M&A months we’ve seen in years. July and August each recorded as many deals as the…
The M&A Brief: Why buyers buy expos
July and the first week of August saw 15 event businesses sold, more than all the deals in the first half (January-June)…
Nineteen Group partners with The Payments Association
Nineteen Group, has entered into a partnership with The Payments Association (TPA), the UK’s membership organisation and events…
The M&A Brief: Why Smooth Creative Holdings bought Energy Central
By John McGovern, CEO Grimes McGovern Associates What drove Smooth Creative Holdings to buy online events and digital media…