WGSN
‘Apax buying WGSN’
Private equity firm Apax has agreed to acquire the forecasting patform WGSN in a deal which – it…
Ascential faces the questions
UK-based B2B information, analytics and events company Ascential Plc today (22 Sept) reported first-half revenues of £307.4mn (H1 2022:…
Ascential holds its breath
The UK listed Ascential information and events group continues to pursus its planned strategy of selling its WGSN…
Will Hearst win £1bn WGSN?
Hearst Corp, of the US, is reported to be among the final bidders for the WGSN global trend…
Solving the Ascential puzzle
Ascential Plc, the UK-based B2B information and events group, is expected to announce the buyer for its WGSN…
How WGSN became the Ascential star
Duncan Painter, the 12-year CEO of Ascential Plc, could be forgiven for wondering just how he could have…
Ascential events for sale
Private equity firms are planning to pre-empt the IPO of Cannes Lions and Money 20/20. The plan for…
How B2C brands can go B2B
In 2007, The Business of Fashion (BoF) launched into a fashion B2B world still largely dominated by trade…
How B2C is melting into B2B
Updated on 2 Sept. It was once so simple. There was B2C media and there was B2B, especially…
Can Ascential make it?
Listed companies are tricky. Investors can be so fickle and quick to pick holes in well-worked strategies they…