The flip has become the hold: what 20 years of private equity says about the future of events9th June 2026 | published by Theo Reilly SHARE
By Dr. Barış Onay
Private equity has been buying and selling event businesses for more than 20 years. But the past few weeks felt different.
Across three major transactions, more than £4bn of reported or estimated deal value has been attached to B2B event assets. CloserStill went for a reported £1.35bn. Apollo is combining Emerald and Questex into a North American B2B events and media power...
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