Emerald Expositions - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Emerald Expositions M&A Summary

Emerald Expositions has acquired 19 companies of its own, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Emerald Expositions’ largest acquisition to date was in 2013, when it acquired GLM Shows - George Little Management for $335M. Emerald Expositions has acquired in 10 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include media (78%) and business services (6%).

Emerald Expositions Ownership

Who owns Emerald Expositions?

Emerald Expositions is owned by Onex Partners. It was acquired on June 17, 2013.

Is Emerald Expositions PE-backed?

Yes. Emerald Expositions is owned by private equity investor Onex Partners.

Emerald Expositions Business Overview

Where is Emerald Expositions headquartered?

Emerald Expositions is headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, California.

What sector is Emerald Expositions in?

Emerald Expositions is a business services company.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity18
    • M&A Buy Activity18
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 13
  • M&A Advisors 4

Emerald Expositions

Emerald Expositions, Inc.

31910 Del Obispo, Suite 200,
San Juan Capistrano, California 92675
United States,
(949) 226.5700
www.emeraldexpositions.com

Emerald Expositions is an operator of large business-to-business tradeshows in the United States across 10 end markets. Emerald has two principal sources of revenue: tradeshow revenue and revenue from print and digital publications and select conferences.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 16 - - 2 - - 18
vol $363M $363M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  18

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Advertising Week 2022-06-28 - Divestiture
New York, New York · www.advertisingweek.com
MJBiz 2022-01-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Lakewood, Colorado · www.mjbizdaily.com
Boutique Design New York - BDNY 2018-10-16 - Divestiture
New York, New York · www.bdny.com
EH Media -Technology Brands 2018-08-21 28M USD Divestiture
Framingham, Massachusetts
Connecting Point Marketing Group 2017-11-30 - Add-on Acquisition
Rye, New Hampshire · www.cpmg-llc.com
SnowSports Industries America - Snow Show 2017-05-24 - Divestiture
Park City, Utah
InterDrone (International Drone Conference and Exposition) 2017-03-13 - Divestiture
, United States · www.interdrone.com
RFID Journal LIVE 2016-11-15 - Divestiture
Hauppauge, New York
National Pavement Expo 2016-10-18 - Divestiture
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin · www.nationalpavementexpo.com
Digital Dealer Conference & Expo 2016-10-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Raton, Florida · www.digitaldealer.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Media 14 (78%) 28M (8%) - -
Business Services 1 (6%) - - -
Digital Media 1 (6%) - - -
Marketing 1 (6%) - - -
Retail 1 (6%) 335M (92%) - -
Total 18 $363M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 18 363M - -
  New York 4 335M - -
  Ohio 3 - - -
  Wisconsin 1 - - -
  Utah 1 - - -
  New Hampshire 1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 28M - -
  Florida 1 - - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
Total 18 $363M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Morgan Stanley
1
BofA Securities
1
Legal Deals
Latham & Watkins
2
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $335M
< $100M 1 $28M
TOTAL $363M
Largest GLM Shows - George Little Management
$335M (2013-12-20)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
11%
2 (11%)
Strategic(s)
56%
10 (56%)

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