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Government Response to CMS Committee Published
The government’s response to the Culture, Media & Sport Committee’s report on business events has now been published, and you can view it via the above link. This is in response to the CMS Select Committee report into business events which was published in July, and to which evidence was given by both The Business of Events… Read more
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The Business of Acquisitions
Steve Monnington, CEO of Mayfield Merger Strategies, reports on another interesting month in mergers and acquisitions with a new private equity entrant and the first investments for Manta Media Bowmark enters the sector. Bowmark Capital has joined the growing number of PE firms investing in the events sector acquiring a majority shareholding in InfraXmedia, a… Read more
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The Business of Acquisitions
Steve Monnington, CEO of Mayfield Merger Strategies, reports on a record month for the number of event transactions. We have seen 12 transactions since the last TBOA column – a record since we started reporting on M&A more than 15 years ago. This brings the years total so far to 62 transactions, edging closer to… Read more
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UK risks losing out on growing international business events market sector warns government
More than 214 trade associations, venues, organisers and suppliers from across the UK’s business events sector have written to Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to demand that the recent Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s recommendations, which call for immediate support for the UK’s £33.6 billion… Read more
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Award-Winning Accessible Events Show Returns to London on 29 October 2026 with HSBC as Headline Sponsor, Afternoon Workshops and International Expansion
The UK’s only dedicated event for accessibility and inclusion in the events industry is back, bigger and more ambitious than ever. With expert panels in the morning, hands-on workshops in the afternoon, HSBC confirmed as headline sponsor, and a new US show on the horizon, 2026 marks a defining moment for the show. Registrations are… Read more
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The Business of Acquisitions
Steve Monnington, CEO of Mayfield Merger Strategies, reports on an unprecedented time for events M&A. It’s consolidation time We are now entering a new consolidation phase for events M&A after the hyperactivity of the last couple of months which saw four Private Equity firms – Providence/Searchlight, Hellman & Friedman and Apollo – invest $5.5bn in… Read more