Informa to Buy Events Operator Clarion in £2.2bn Deal
The FTSE 100 company acquires the US events organiser from Blackstone, adding over 100 events to its portfolio.
First reported by Bloomberg Technology, 46 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 6 Oct 2026. Bloomberg Technology published first, on 6 October at 06:18 UTC; News Feed followed 46 min later. The most recent article, from Bloomberg.com, appeared on 6 October at 07:18 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg.com (major outlet), News Feed (major outlet), The Guardian Business (major outlet).
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Bloomberg TechnologyInforma to Buy Events Firm from Blackstone for £2.2 Billion
- News FeedInforma to buy rival events business Clarion from Blackstone for £2.2bn
- The Guardian BusinessEuro dips further as French central bank chief warns the country risks being ‘strangled by interest rates’ – business live
- Bloomberg.comInforma to Buy Events Operator Clarion in a Deal Valued at £2.24 Billion
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Informa to Buy Events Operator Clarion in a Deal Valued at £2.24 Billion Bloomberg.com ·
- Euro dips further as French central bank chief warns the country risks being ‘strangled by interest rates’ – business live The Guardian Business ·
- Informa to buy rival events business Clarion from Blackstone for £2.2bn News Feed ·
- Informa to Buy Events Firm from Blackstone for £2.2 Billion Bloomberg Technology ·
In this story
- Informa
- Clarion
- Blackstone