This Just In
Beverly, MA – Pulvermedia has acquired Foreword Financial, a producer of trade shows, conferences and client meetings for banking and financial services professionals. As owner and producer of the VON series of events, Pulvermedia dominates the niche of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and video exhibitions. The events are held in Boston, San Jose, Berlin, Rome, Mexico City […]
Carlsbad, CA – It is now easier to read the latest issue of Trade Show Executive online. When you click on the “Latest Issue,” you will be able to read the pages just like a print magazine, in two-page spreads. To turn the page back or forward, just move your cursor to any of the four corners. Try […]
Overland Park, KS — Primedia Inc. announced on August 8th that it will sell its business information segment for $385 MIL to PBI Media Holdings, Inc., an entity controlled by Wasserstein & Co., through its U.S. Equity Partners II investment partnership. The transaction is expected to close in the Fourth Quarter after standard regulatory conditions are […]
Carlsbad, CA – Trade Show Executive magazine won a record six editorial and design awards in the 17th Annual APEX Awards for Publication Excellence, including a Grand Award for Overall Editorial & Design Excellence in the Magazine category. There were 4,942 entries this year. Award certificates and plaque were presented to TSE in these categories: Grand Award, Magazine Category, for Editorial and […]
Chicago, IL — Overall, the exhibition industry is faring well, with performance measures returning to pre-2000 levels, according to the initial results from the 2005 CEIR Index released by the Center for Exhibition Industry Research. Attendees of CEIR’s Exhibition Industry Senior Executives Summit (EISES) will get the first detailed look at these statistics, which objectively compare the annual growth and […]
Washington, DC—The Travel Industry Association of America has acquired the Travel Commerce Conference and Expo — TravelCom from JD Events, a three-year-old company headed by Joel Davis. The selling price was not disclosed. TIA is the organizer of PowWow, the largest generator of travel in and to the U.S. TIA said it will produce TravelCom […]
Silver Spring, MD — Agile Events’ CEO Jim Forlenza has announced the premiere of Expo Tu Casa (Expo Your House), a home exposition targeted to the U.S. Hispanic consumer market. Three editions are scheduled this Fall: in Houston, Chicago and Los Angeles; three others, Dallas, Phoenix and Las Vegas, will be added in 2006. The shows are […]
New York, NY — Two months after JPMP announced a definitive agreement to acquire Hanley Wood, HW officially changed hands on August 1st in the second largest B2B media acquisition in U.S. history. It eclipses only the sale of Advanstar in 2000. An investment group led by J.P. Morgan Partners (JPMP), purchased Hanley Wood from Veronis Suhler […]
Woodland Hills, CA – TBA Global Events, a privately held company that produces and manages corporate and live events, acquired PGI: The Event and Communications Agency on July 25th. TBA is located in Woodland Hills, CA (suburban Los Angeles) and PGI is based in Alexandria, VA. The acquisition price was not disclosed, but TBA said the […]
Save the Date September 12-13, 2005 The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR), the leading provider of research for the exhibition industry presents its 2nd Annual Exhibition Industry Senior Executives Summit (EISES) featuring a presentation of The 2005 Exhibition Industry Index, a groundbreaking tool that provides key analysis of the exhibition industry across 11 industry sectors. […]
