Informa to Buy Clarion for 2.24B Pounds
British events firm Informa has agreed to acquire Clarion from Blackstone for 2.24 billion pounds. The company plans to separate its Taylor and Francis publishing arm to focus entirely on its live events business.
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INFORMA PLC will acquire Clarion Events for £2.24 billion ($3 billion) and separate its academic publishing arm. The deal highlights a strategic pivot toward live business events as live-event demand accelerates. The acquisition builds on Informa's prior large-scale transactions, including its 2018 purchase of UBM for £3.8 billion.
