Informa to buy rival events firm Clarion for £2.2bn amid strategy overhaul

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-06 · by Holly Williams

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Informa announced it will acquire rival events company Clarion for £2.2 billion, which includes a share placing for £940 million. This acquisition will expand Informa’s business-to-business live events segment to over £4.2 billion in sales across around 1,000 specialist brands globally. The deal comes as part of a strategy overhaul where Informa plans to review its Taylor & Francis division and publish the results in March, aiming to enhance future growth and development within its expanding portfolio.
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Informa, a FTSE 100 firm, is set to acquire Clarion, a rival events company, for £2.2bn as part of its ongoing business strategy overhaul. The deal will increase Informa's business-to-business live event sales to over £4.2 billion across approximately 1,000 brands in more than 40 market categories worldwide, spanning over 30 countries. To fund the acquisition, Informa plans a £940 million share placing, which is roughly 9% of Clarion’s total share capital. Following the deal, Informa will review its Taylor & Francis division to explore options for supporting future growth and development. CEO Stephen Carter stated that this acquisition is part of a broader strategy that has seen business-to-business revenues grow tenfold since 2014 and lifted Taylor & Francis revenues fourfold since joining the group.

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🔮 The FTSE 100 firm said that after the deal, business-to-business live events will make sales of more than £4.2 billion across around 1,000 specialist brands in more than 40 market categories across over 30 countries.
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🔮 Read More The deal leaves a question mark over the future of the TalkTalk brand, with BT giving no commitments on whether it will be retained.
2026-10-05 · assertive framing · What went wrong at telecoms group TalkTalk?
🔮 Read More The deal leaves a question mark over the future of the TalkTalk brand, with BT giving no commitments on whether it will be retained.
2026-10-05 · assertive framing · What went wrong at telecoms group TalkTalk?
🔮 BT has bought struggling broadband provider TalkTalk out of administration for £400 million following fears its collapse could spark a national security threat.
🔮 The move will protect jobs for TalkTalk’s 900 workers based in Salford, Greater Manchester, and secure telecoms supply to 2.5 million households and vital public service customers, including hospitals and schools.
🔮 BT said the deal – which is costing it around £400 million in total – will “protect continuity of service for its 2.5 million customers, avoiding the risk of material harm to vulnerable customers and key emergency services”.
🔮 BT said the deal – which is costing it around £400 million in total – will “protect continuity of service for its 2.5 million customers, avoiding the risk of material harm to vulnerable customers and key emergency services”.
🔮 BT said the deal will “protect continuity of service for its 2.5 million customers, avoiding the risk of material harm to vulnerable customers and key emergency services”.
🔮 The telecoms giant said it had stepped in to save TalkTalk and its PlatformX Communications (PXC) business from collapse in a “genuinely unprecedented situation” that could have impacted telecoms for 2.5 million customers.
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Clarion Informa Taylor & Francis

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Stephen Carter, group chief executive of Informa, said the announcements “mark the latest step in a growth strategy that has seen business-to-business revenues grow ten-fold since 2014, whilst generating more than 3 billion US dollars (£2.26 billion) of value in business intelligence and lifting Taylor & Francis revenues four-fold since it joined the group.”
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-06
🔮 The FTSE 100 firm said that after the deal, business-to-business live events will make sales of more than £4.2 billion across around 1,000 specialist brands in more than 40 market categories across over 30 countries.
2026-10-06 · Evening Standard
Informa to buy rival events firm Clarion for £2.2bn amid strategy overhaul · assertive framing

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Informa to buy rival events firm Clarion for £2.2bn amid strategy overhaul asserted
Informa → buy → overhaul
The FTSE 100 firm said that after the deal, business-to-business live events will make sales of more than £4.2 billion across around 1,000 specialist brands in more than 40 market categories across over 30 countries. asserted
events → say → countries
It will part-fund the acquisition with a £940 million share placing, which represents around 9% of Clarion’s total share capital. asserted
which → fund → capital
It said it will review “all options” for the division, which it said was generating almost a billion US dollars (£750 million) in revenues. asserted
it → say → revenues
The review will look to “best support the future growth and development of the business”, Informa said, adding it would publish the results in March. asserted
it → look → March
Stephen Carter, group chief executive of Informa, said the announcements “mark the latest step in a growth strategy that has seen business-to-business revenues grow ten-fold since 2014, whilst generating more than 3 billion US dollars (£2.26 billion) of value in business intelligence and lifting Taylor & Francis revenues four-fold since it joined the group.” asserted
it → say → group
He added: “With Taylor & Francis approaching 1 billion dollars in revenue… we believe it will now benefit from greater flexibility and freedom through the next phase of its development, as Informa further expands the depth and reach of its business-to-business portfolio.” asserted
Informa → add → portfolio
Read More Clarion is expected to generate revenues of more than £575 million in 2027, with adjusted operating profit margins of more than 30%. asserted
Clarion → read → %
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