LONDON—CloserStill Media announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Elite Exhibitions, producer of industry-leading cruise ship design trade shows in the U.S. and Europe. The annual Cruise Ship Interiors (CSI) Design Expo takes place at the Miami Beach
CHICAGO — Emerald Holding, Inc., acquired Hotel Interactive (HI), a premier conference and leading multi-channel hosted-buyer business. Hotel Interactive will join Emerald’s Connecting Point Marketing Group, expanding the portfolio of hosted-buyer events. The Connecting Point Marketing Group (CPMG) at Emerald
CHICAGO — American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CWT, a global business travel and meetings solution provider that serves 4,000 customers in more than 130 countries. Once the acquisition is
CHICAGO — Informa Markets’ South Florida Ventures acquired the Newport International Boat Show (NIBS) from the Newport Restaurant Group, adding the show to its growing portfolio of boating and yachting events. NIBS is a premier boat show in the Northeast
CHICAGO — Raccoon Media Group acquired Abilities Expo — a series of seven shows across the U.S. focused on serving the disability community — setting the company up to double its events portfolio in its first year since being acquired
CHICAGO — DRPG, a UK-based global creative communications agency, acquired The Special Event Company (TSEC). TSEC is a North Carolina-based live and virtual event agency that has produced more than 5,000 events worldwide with more than 2 million event attendees.
CHICAGO — Cvent, a leading events, meetings and hospitality technology provider, acquired Jifflenow and iCapture. The acquisitions expand Cvent’s Events Marketing and Management platform and its offerings of solutions for organizers. Cvent reports that the acquisitions will maximize the impact
CHICAGO — Informa Connect and Winsight are forming a new Foodservices group that offers a full suite of digital media, marketing services, conferences/trade shows, and industry-specific research and insights. The Foodservices vertical within Informa Connect will consist of industry-leading brands specializing
Updated Nov. 8, 2023 NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES — Legends, a premium experiences company, acquired ASM Global. The acquisition will “create a premium live events company dedicated to providing outstanding experiences for fans around the world,” according to a
LONDON — CloserStill Media acquired a majority stake in the Hydrogen Technology Expo and Carbon Capture Technology Expo events in the U.S. and Germany. The two co-located events are additions to the company’s new Future Transport and Infrastructure Group, which
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