M&A Deal Summary

Emerald Expositions Acquires MJBiz

On January 4, 2022, Emerald Expositions acquired digital media company MJBiz

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Emerald Expositions’ 1st transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Emerald Expositions’ 17th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Emerald Expositions’ 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-01-04
Target MJBiz
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Emerald Expositions
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Grimes, McGovern & Associates LLC (Financial)

Target

MJBiz

Lakewood, Colorado, United States
MJBiz is an independent publisher and event producer serving America’s cannabis industry entrepreneurs and investors. MJBiz was formed in 2011 and is based in Lakewood, Colorado.

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Buyer

Emerald Expositions

San Juan Capistrano, California, United States
Category Company
Sector Business Services
Revenue 274M USD (2014)
DESCRIPTION

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.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 18
Sector (Digital Media) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 8
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 17 of 18
Year (2022) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-16 Boutique Design New York - BDNY

New York, New York, United States

Boutique Design New York - BDNY is a trade show and conference for boutique hospitality design professionals, primarily serving the eastern United States, Canada and Europe.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-28 Advertising Week

New York, New York, United States

Advertising Week (AW) is the premier global event and thought leadership platform focused on marketing, media, technology, and culture. AW’s global event franchise includes AWNewYork (NYC); AWEurope (London); AWAsia (Tokyo); AWLATAM (Mexico City); AWAPAC (Sydney); and AWAfrica (Johannesburg, coming 2023). In addition to live and virtual events, the year-round global content platform also contains best-in-class e-learning from the world’s leading practitioners (AWLearn); original audio, video, and editorial content (AW360), and proprietary event technology (AWLabs). Advertising Week was formed in 2004 and is based in New York, New York.

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