13 Facts About Informa

Informa plc is a British publishing, business intelligence, and exhibitions group based in London, England.

Informa acquired UBM in June 2018 as part of its strategy to expand in North America and Asia.

Informa itself was created in 1998 by the merger of IBC Group plc and LLP Group plc.

In October 2006, the company was approached by Springer Science and Business Media in a takeover bid, but in early November the Informa board rejected the 630p per share offer as too low.

Informa explained Rigby's move by the need to maintain management stability, although it generated some controversy because it did not follow the advice of the UK's Combined Code on Corporate Governance.

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Also in 2013, Informa acquired the Canadian company Hobby Star Marketing, who ran the Fan Expo Canada and Toronto Comicon comic book conventions.

Informa has since acquired other conventions and placed them under the auspices of their Fan Expo HQ brand, including Dallas Comic Con and MegaCon.

In December 2013, Informa acquired the assets of Elsevier Business Intelligence from Reed Elsevier.

In September 2017, Informa announced that it would be acquiring Dove Medical Press.

In 2019, Informa sold the former UBM Life Sciences to MJH Associates.

Later in 2019, Informa traded it Agriculture Intelligence unit to IHS Markit in exchange for most of IHS Markit's Technology, Media and Telecoms division.

In February 2020, Informa launched Omdia by consolidated its portfolio of market analyst companies, Ovum Ltd, Heavy Reading, Tractica, and the majority of IHS Markit's technology, media and telecommunications research business, into a unified brand.

In February 2022, Informa sold its Informa Intelligence unit to investment fund, Warburg Pincus for $2.