Investment Summary

UBM Invests In eMedia Asia

On July 1, 2015, UBM invested in media company eMedia Asia

Investment Highlights
  • This is UBM’s 4th transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is UBM’s 1st transaction in Barbados.

Investment Summary

Date 2015-07-01
Target eMedia Asia
Sector Media
Investor(s) UBM
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

eMedia Asia

Bridgetown, Barbados
eMedia Asia Ltd. is a provider of multichannel media network services.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

UBM

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1918
Sector Business Services
Employees5,000
Revenue 770M GBP (2015)
DESCRIPTION

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.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 19
Sector (Media) 4 of 8
Type (Stake Purchase) 1 of 1
Country (Barbados) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-01 Advanstar Communications

Santa Monica, California, United States

Advanstar Communications Inc. is a media company providing integrated marketing solutions for the Fashion, Life Sciences and Powersports industries. Advanstar serves business professionals and consumers in these industries with its portfolio of 87 events, 58 publications and directories, 125 electronic publications and Web sites, as well as educational and direct marketing products and services.

Buy $972M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-15 PR Newswire Association

New York, New York, United States

PR Newswire provides end-to-end solutions to produce, optimize and target content – from rich media to online video to multimedia – and then distribute and measure results across traditional, digital, mobile and social channels. Combining the world's largest multi-channel, multi-cultural content distribution and optimization network with comprehensive workflow tools and platforms, PR Newswire serves over 30,000 clients from offices around the world.

Sell $841M