M&A Deal Summary

Informa Acquires UBM

On January 18, 2018, Informa acquired business services company UBM

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Informa’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Informa’s 3rd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-01-18
Target UBM
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Informa
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

UBM

London, United Kingdom
UBM is a global events-led marketing service and communications company helping businesses do business by bringing the world’s buyers and sellers together at events, online and in print. UBM was formed in 1918 and is based in London.

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Buyer

Informa

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Information Services
Employees11,475
Revenue 3.2B GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Informa provides academics, businesses, and individuals with unparalleled knowledge, up-to-the minute information and highly specialist skills and services. With around 7,000 employees working in some 150 offices in over 40 countries, our global reach and breadth of offer is unique. Informa was founded in 1998 and is based in London, England.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 18
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 14
Country (United Kingdom) 3 of 5
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-26 Dove Press

Macclesfield, United Kingdom

Dove Medical Press Ltd. is an independent open access journals publisher which chiefly operates in the health sciences sector. Dove Medical Press Ltd. was established in 2003 and is based in Macclesfield, UK.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-01 Omdia

London, United Kingdom

Omdia is a global technology research powerhouse that combines Informa Tech’s market-leading analyst houses, Ovum, Heavy Reading, Tractica, and the majority of IHS Markit’s TMT research, to create a powerhouse capable of meeting the challenge.

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