英国FTSE 100上市公司Informa以22.4亿英镑的价格收购了伦敦事件组织者Clarion Events，该企业目前由私募股权集团Blackstone持有1。此次收购将为Informa增加超过100场活动，显著扩大其活动投资组合1。
Informa将通过此次交易获得多项重要资产，包括DSEI防御和安全展览——一项在伦敦两年一次举办、同时在德国和日本设有分展的活动——以及美国华盛顿地区的AwesomeCon漫展1。融资方面，Informa计划配置9.4亿英镑股份，其中包括通过零售投资者券商RetailBook向散户提供的认购机会1。截至周二早盘，Informa股价上升1.4%1。
同时，Informa宣布计划分拆其学术出版业务Taylor & Francis，该部门去年实现约10亿美元（合7.6亿英镑）的收入1。公司预期这一系列举措将从2027年起加速增长并提升每股收益1。此外，Informa现任首席执行官Stephen Carter已于去年将居住地从英国迁至阿联酋，并从上议院退休1。
Informa, a FTSE 100-listed company headquartered in London, has acquired Clarion Events from private equity group Blackstone for £2.24 billion 1. The deal will add more than 100 events to Informa's portfolio, significantly expanding its reach in the global events industry 1. The acquisition includes the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition, held biennially in London with additional editions in Germany and Japan, as well as AwesomeCon in Washington 1.
To finance the purchase, Informa is raising £940 million through a share placing that includes an offer to retail investors via the RetailBook platform 1. The company also plans to separate its academic publishing division, Taylor & Francis, which generated approximately £760 million in revenue last year 1. Informa's leadership anticipates the acquisition will accelerate growth and boost earnings per share from 2027 onwards 1. Informa, which employs 14,000 staff, currently derives more than one-third of its revenue from India, the Middle East, and Asia 1. On Tuesday morning, the company's share price rose 1.4 percent following the announcement 1.
The acquisition comes as Informa's Chief Executive Stephen Carter relocated his residence from the United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates last year and stepped down from the House of Lords 1.
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