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CHICAGO — Messe München announced it acquired Tradeshow Logic as a subsidiary, intensifying its market entry and presence in North America with the full-service event solution provider. The news of the acquisition follows Messe München increasing its footprint in North America with the launch of analytica USA and transport logistic Americas in 2025. “The acquisition of Tradeshow Logic is an ideal addition to our international […]
LAS VEGAS — Spiro®, the global experiential agency within GES, announced the acquisition of 2Heads. 2Heads is a creative agency that is known for innovative, immersive brand experiences, design-driven storytelling and strategic brand activations. It was founded in London and has locations in Los Angeles and Montreal, with a diverse portfolio across aerospace, technology, financial […]
HOUSTON, Texas — Easyfairs marked a key step in its growth strategy in the U.S. market with its first North American acquisition. The Brussels-based organizer acquired Energy Projects Conference & Expo (EPC), one of the largest energy projects events. EPC was launched three years ago and has since experienced significant year-over-year growth — doubling in […]
NEW YORK CITY — Questex announced the acquisition of The Conference Forum and Versalinx Global Events. The Conference Forum produces experiences connecting professionals in the life sciences market, including DPHARM and Partnership Opportunities in Drug Delivery. Five of its events are in new areas of the pharma industry for Questex, giving it a further penetration into the life sciences value chain, and it has a database of 100,000 qualified pharma […]
CHICAGO — The acquisition of Northstar Travel Group by JTB Corp. was finalized at the start of October 2025, bringing Northstar in as a wholly owned, independent subsidiary of JTB. Northstar Travel Group is a global media, events and information services company that focuses on the travel industry. It boasts an audience of more than […]
NEW YORK CITY — CloserStill Media acquired Billington CyberSecurity, an independent organizer of leading events that bring together the public and private sectors of cybersecurity in the U.S. Billington CyberSecurity launched in 2010 and has been consistently growing over the last 16 years — the 2025 edition of the Billington CyberSecurity Summit that took place […]
CHICAGO — The Events Venture Group (EVG) announced it completed an investment in Explori, just on the heels of its announcement of investing in Deep Tech Momentum. Explori, a global provider of benchmarking and intelligence for the events industry, helps organizers, associations and corporations to better understand their success and scale their businesses through meaningful […]
NEW YORK — Emerald acquired Generis Group, a Toronto-based organizer of B2B executive summits. JEGI CLARITY + LEONIS advised Generis during this sale. Inside Generis Founded in 2014, Generis now hosts 11 annual events in the U.S. and six in Europe, engaging senior leaders across the supply chain, manufacturing, packaging, digital transformation […]
LONDON — In line with its stated mission of accelerating growth, Hyve Group has announced another acquisition. This time, it’s GSV Summit, which is comprised of two leading U.S. events focused on education innovation and workforce development: the ASU+GSV Summit and the AI Show. Just last month, Hyve announced the acquisition of Behavioral Health Tech, […]
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — THM Media™ , a leader in home improvement marketing and media, has acquired Naylor Exchange Events, expanding its footprint in the construction and home improvement event space. The events platform will now operate under its new name — TheHomeMag Exchange — and THM Media plans to host at least six annual events […]
