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Charlie Kerr searches for his next prize
Five months after his $1.8bn sale of With Intelligence data and events business to S&P Global, the former Charlie Kerr (Lord Teviot to give him his full, inherited title) could be forgiven…
New-style investors target science
The US-based Life Science Connect (LSC) was last year acquired by private equity from its longterm family owners (whose main business is making shotgun cartridges) for an enterprise value…
UK news tabloids chase subs
Piers North, the one-year CEO of Reach Plc, the UK’s largest newspaper publisher, could be forgiven for feeling a bit disappointed by the listed company investors who greeted his 2025 results…
DealMakers: US keeps up the pace on events M&A
Another intriguing array of six acquisitions this month with a continuing US focus. US leading the way again We have become used to Associations selling their events to for-profit…
Chasing the post-mags business model
It's almost fashionable to assert that print magazines will not completely disappear and that their demise has been exaggerated. In some ways, that’s obvious and does not contradict their…
Terrapinn soars with solar
The Australian Smart Energy Council and events group Terrapinn this week announced a long-term partnership to organise the Smart Energy Conference & Exhibition, the country's leading (and…
The B2B 50
This listing of the most significant and influential leaders in B2B media, information and events is, inevitably, our personal selection. It’s based not on company size, even though many of…
Why People Inc is struggling for growth
Nobody knows better than Barry Diller how to maximise the returns from digital media. He’s done it repeatedly through his IAC holding company. But the December 2021 acquisition of the Meredith…
Is RELX too good to be true?
RELX, the UK-based information and analytics group which was once a broad-based publisher of newspapers, magazines, directories and books, yesterday reported 2025 revenue of £9.6bn (+7%…
Will Springer buy Washington Post?
Eight years ago in Berlin, Jeff Bezos was presented with the Axel Springer Award, whose other winners have included Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Berners-Lee, Sam Altman and Vlodymyr…
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