organiser of shows including the Munich Security Expo , the Munich Human Resources Fair and the Sales Marketing Fair following the retirement of Walter and Renate Richter . AFAG has been in existence since 1947 , always as a family company and has a wide portfolio of trade and consumer show .
Asia To China and the news that HK organiser Paper Communications , organiser of DMP – the Greater Bay Area Industrial Expo has tied up with Messe Stuttgart to incorporate FuMaTech , International Future Manufacturing Technology Conference and and iRACE , the International Robotics & Automation Conference and Exhibition , into DMP . This is a long-term cooperation between the two organisers , the China Robot Industry Alliance ( CRIA ), the China office of the German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association ( VDMA ) and the German Machine Tool Builders ’ Association ( VDW ) to create a business platform where leading technologies & solutions from China and abroad are showcased to Greater Bay Area manufacturing industries .
Hyve continues to tidy up their portfolio with the sale of their 50 % stake in Debindo-ITE in Indonesia , organiser of construction show Indobuildtech . The Joint Venture was originally created in 2014 when ITE ( as was ) acquired the shares as part of an expansion into Asia . Over the last few years Hyve has been exiting from several of their older emerging markets businesses such as Russia and Kazakhstan . Indobuildtech has suffered as a result of the COVID lockdown and the shares have been sold back to the Debindo local management .
America There are also five deals in the USA to report on . In three separate transactions . Marketplace Events has acquired the Cleveland Christmas Connection from Industry Realty Group ( IRG ),
Denver Colorado Country Christmas Gift Show from Showcase Events and the Pennsylvania Christmas & Gift Show from its owner , Pennsylvania
Christmas Show . Backed by Private Equity firm Sentinel Capital Partners from 2016 to 2020 , they have grown by acquisition to become the largest producer of business to consumer home shows in North America .
Another acquisitive US media business , Endeavour Media , has made their 4th acquisition this year , buying Construction Business Media , publisher of Architectural Products , and Architectural SSL magazines . This follows the acquisition of Interiors + Sources , BUILDINGS , and the BOMA ( Building Owners and Managers Association ) trade show partnership earlier this year .
Mark Johnson , chairman of The STAR Group has acquired Exhibitor Media Group which publishes Exhibitor magazine , organises the ExhibitorLive trade show which recently ran in Las Vegas . They also produce a professional learning events and platforms for industry connection and education , including the EXHIBITORFastTrak accelerated learning regional conferences ; EXHIBITOR eTrak professional online learning , complimentary EXHIBITORInsight webinars and the industry ’ s only university-affiliated Certified Trade Show Marketer ( CTSM ) professional certification program .
Info Salons In 2018 I was very excited for Jo-Anne Kelleway , founder of Info Salons in the early 1990 ’ s , sold the business to Freeman . Four years later the business has been split in two and sold on . Info Salons Middle East has been sold to Italian Strategic Research firm , GRS Research and Strategy , who in common with Info Salons , work for many of the blue-chip exhibition organisers . Info Salons Greater China and South East Asia have been separated from the Middle East business and also sold although the buyer was not disclosed and is thought to include Info Salons management . The two businesses will continue to work together . EN
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