London, 18th June: On 18th June, Informa plc, a London-listed media group with interests in international exhibitions, events, business intelligence and academic publishing group, announced that the company completed the deal to acquire UBM plc.

Today, Informa employs more than 11,000 people worldwide. The company owns and operates more than 500 exhibitions brands covering 15 industries. Informa also owns a complementary portfolio of confex/conference brands, a range of specialist information and market intelligence brands and maintains strong capabilities in B2B consulting and marketing services.