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MPE keeps buying festive events
Marketplace Events (MPE), a major US consumer exhibition company, has followed up two previous acquisitions with a third,…
Mark Johnson buys Exhibitor Media
US exhibitions veteran Mark Johnson, chair of The STAR Group, has acquired Exhibitor Media Group which publishes Exhibitor…
WebMD buys Mercury Healthcare
WebMD, of the US, has bought Mercury Healthcare from Vestar Capital. WebMD provides information services to healthcare providers…
Karger buys RPI
Swiss company Karger Publishers has bought the UK company Research Publishing International (RPI). Both companies publish in the…
Why Euromoney is going private
The Astorg and Epiris private equity firms are expected next month to confirm their £1.6bn bid for UK…
Will Aussie brand fill Time Out gap?
It is 54 years since Time Out magazine was launched by UK student drop-out Tony Elliott. This month,…
How I do it: Charlie Kerr, With Intelligence
Charlie Kerr is CEO and founder of With Intelligence, the private equity-owned, B2B information and events provider in…
Echobot and Leadfeeder in €180m merger
Echobot, a B2B sales intelligence service in Europe, and Leadfeeder, a web visitor tracker which monitors intent and…
Fitch buys GeoQuant
The Hearst-owned Fitch Group credit ratings and research subsidiary, has bought New York based GeoQuant, a company which…
Equal Ent. buys Pride Media
Equal Entertainment, of the US, has bought Pride Media, the publisher of Out.com, Pride.com and Out Traveller. The…