M&A Deal Summary

Expoships LLLP Acquires International Fine Art Expositions

On July 1, 2008, Expoships LLLP acquired media company International Fine Art Expositions from Daily Mail and General Trust

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Expoships LLLP’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Expoships LLLP’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Expoships LLLP’s 1st transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-07-01
Target International Fine Art Expositions
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Expoships LLLP
Sellers(s) Daily Mail and General Trust
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

International Fine Art Expositions

Miami,, Florida, United States
International Fine Art Expositions, which organises the prestigious Palm Beach International Art & Antique Fair, Art Palm Beach, the Palm Beach Town & Country International Exposition and the Texas International Fine Art Fair.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Expoships LLLP

Bonita Springs, Florida, United States
Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Expoships, LLLP operates as a megayacht trade show and exposition company.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2008) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Daily Mail and General Trust

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1896
Sector Media
Employees5,950
Revenue 885M GBP (2021)
DESCRIPTION

DMGT is an international group quoted on the London Stock Exchange with a portfolio of market-leading digital, information, media and events businesses. Daily Mail and General Trust was founded in 1896 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 11
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 10
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 7
Year (2008) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-06-27 Evanta

Portland, Oregon, United States

Evanta Inc. is a provider of immersive leadership development programs for high-potential executives also in partnership with MIT Sloan School of Management, University of Texas McCombs School of Business, University of Chicago Booth School of Business and UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-08-23 GLM Shows - George Little Management

White Plains, New York, United States

GLM creates face-to-face buying, selling and networking platforms for designers, product developers, manufacturers, retailers and operators through more than 20 leading trade shows including four of the largest 100 trade shows in the U.S.

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