Informa Mergers & Acquisitions

Informa M&A Summary

Informa has acquired 23 companies, including 5 in the last 5 years. A total of 10 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 7 assets.

Informa’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired Penton Media for $1.6B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2015, when it sold Business Information Assets - Informa to GlobalData for $38M. Informa has acquired in 8 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include media (48%) and digital media (16%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity26
    • M&A Buy Activity19
    • M&A Sell Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 19

Informa

Informa plc

5 Howick Place,
London, SW1P 1WG
United Kingdom,
+44 20 8052 0400
www.informa.com

All (26) Buy (19) Sell (7)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2025-04-24 Ascential · Media
London, United Kingdom · www.ascential.com

Ascential provides specialist information, analytics, events and digital-commerce optimisation services to major consumer brands and their ecosystems. Ascential operates globally, helping clients with product design, marketing, digital commerce and retail & financial services. Ascential was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Revenue (mlns) 228 EUR
EBITDA (mlns) 40 EUR
Advisors: BofA Securities , Goldman Sachs , Slaughter and May
1,537
33.8x EBITDA
6.0x REVENUE
Add-on Acquisition

Informa
Advisors: Clifford Chance , Morgan Stanley , Teneo Financial Advisory

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