Lloyds List publisher Informa and UBM in merger talks to create business information giant worth £9bn
B2B giant Informa was forced yesterday to reveal “preliminary discussions” of a deal worth as much as £3bn to buy…
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Lloyd’s List publisher Informa in £1.2bn buyout of US events and information company Penton
UK business publisher Informa has proposed a £1.2bn acquisition of US-based information and events company Penton. Informa publishes business information…
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Gordon Brown aide named new Informa chief after long-term boss stands down
A senior aide to former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been named chief executive of Informa. The company appointed Stephen…
ByTim Weller’s debt mountain: Incisive staggers beneath £400m loan burden
Signs of severe stress at Incisive Media: according to the FT, the company breached its banking covenants during December. Breaching one’s…
ByWhat lies ahead for the media?
Here are a few possibilities for the next few weeks and months. On reflection, most seem fairly obvious. If so,…
ByInforma gazundered by private equity as locust speculators grow restive
Informa has gotten itself into a right old mess. First a potential merger with United Business Media collapsed. This happened…
ByThe economics of going private: If the predators are willing, perhaps their bankers are too weak
The hysteria-fuelled bear market in newspaper stocks has been accompanied by talk of private equity interest in the sector. In…
ByMemo to private equity: Why not try a proper challenge?
So a consortium of private equity firms has got round to bidding for Informa. This, however, feels like one of…
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