M&A Activity

SHELTON, Conn. and LISLE, Ill.—The two not-for-profit media auditing organizations—the Alliance for Audited Media (AAM) and BPA Worldwide—have unanimously approved a plan to merge in January.  AAM was founded in 1914 by the Association of National Advertisers to help ensure

ARLINGTON, Va.— The International Mass Timber Conference, the leading trade show and conference in the mass timber and sustainable construction industries, including the fast-growing segment of Cross Laminated Timber products has been acquired by Trifecta Collective, a trade show platform

MIAMI, Fla. — Today, Informa Markets announced the finalization of the earlier reported agreement between Informa Markets’ Premiere Group, BolognaFiere Group and the Professional Beauty Association (BPA) with the creation of the US Beauty LLC joint venture.   Double digit sales growth

CLEVELAND — In its bid to expand its portfolio into the UK and Europe, Blue Point Capital Partners and its portfolio company, Stax, a Boston-based M&A strategy consulting firm, has acquired AMR International, a London-based boutique strategy consulting firm specializing

PORTLAND, Maine – Diversified Communications is expanding its Clean Energy Portfolio with the purchase of Smart Energy Decisions (SED), organizer of the hosted buyer events Net Zero Forums, Renewable Energy Forums and Innovation Summits.  SED’s portfolio also includes digital content,

SHELTON, Conn. — BPA Worldwide, a global assurance provider of media, technology, events and sustainability standards compliance, announced the acquisition of VSef, the global data format for the digital events industry.  “A lack of a standardized data format causes inefficiency,

LONDON — The U.K.–based global events, data and media platform Arc recently made inroads into the U.S. with the acquisition of Topsfield, Mass.–based HighQuest, which produces conferences and media products across the agribusiness sector. Among HighQuest’s brands are Global AgInvesting,

IOWA — Newly formed event promotional company Events Inc. announced its purchase of five well-known shows in Iowa: the Eastern Iowa Home and Landscaping Show, North Iowa Home and Landscaping Show, Cedar Rapids Sportshow, Eastern Iowa Sportshow, and Iowa Boat,