M&A Deal Summary

Urban Expositions Acquires Womenswear in Nevada

On August 26, 2015, Urban Expositions acquired media company Womenswear in Nevada from Specialty Trade Shows

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Urban Expositions’ 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Urban Expositions’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Urban Expositions’ 1st transaction in Nevada.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-08-26
Target Womenswear in Nevada
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Urban Expositions
Sellers(s) Specialty Trade Shows
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Womenswear in Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Womenswear in Nevada is a semi-annual womenswear apparel trade show held at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. WWIN attracts nearly 7,000 womenswear buyers from around the country and internationally. These retailers come to explore the offerings from 500+ exhibiting companies showcasing a full selection of traditional, contemporary, missy, petite, plus and tall resources, as well as hundreds of accessory lines with everything from shoes to hats, purses, jewelry, belts and scarves.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Urban Expositions

Kennesaw, Georgia, United States
Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Urban Expositions produces and manages a portfolio of 36 events. Urban serves nine industry sectors including Gift, Souvenir, Art, Apparel, Halloween, Foodservice, Pet and Gaming. Urban also produces Airport Revenue News, a publication focused on the airport concession industry. Urban has offices in Shelton, CT, and Boca Raton, FL, and is represented by employees in California, Colorado and Illinois

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector (Media) 2 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Nevada) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 5
Year (2015) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-01 SOFA CHICAGO

Kennesaw, Georgia, United States

SOFA CHICAGO is the premier gallery-presented art fair dedicated to three-dimensional art and design. SOFA is held annually in the fall at Chicago's major destination, Navy Pier, with an average of 80 dealers and 35,000 people attending. Sales at the fair are estimated at 15-20 million dollars per show.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-10 Hamptons Expo Group

Southampton, New York, United States

The Hamptons Expo Group has emerged as one of the fastest growing fine art fair organizers in America. Their “boutique” shows feature prominent galleries offering the finest in post-war and contemporary art. Headquartered in Southampton, New York, the Hamptons Expo Group created and produces ArtAspen, ArtHamptons, the Houston Fine Art Fair and the Palm Springs Art Fair.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Specialty Trade Shows

Forest Hills, New York, United States
Category Company
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Specialty Trade Shows is a small boutique type company that specializes in trade shows for unique segments of the apparel industry.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Nevada) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 1
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