Diversified Communications, known for aggressive growth completing 20 acquisitions since 2007 and launching over 60 events since 2004, is maintaining its pace in 2014. The company announces its first acquisition of the year, Kavin Intertrade Co. Ltd., located in Bangkok, Thailand. Kavin, established in 1999, has become a leading international exhibition organizer in Thailand. This acquisition adds 7 events, both business and consumer, to Diversified’s event portfolio; and establishes a new operating division in Thailand, which joins divisions in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India and the UK, and adds 20 employees, bringing Diversified’s total global staff to 740.
“It is exciting to kick off the New Year with an acquisition that brings us to a new region and even more impressive when we consider the ten product launches planned for 2014 and the five acquisitions we closed in 2013.” stated Daniel Hildreth, Chair of Diversified’s Board of Directors, “This is all part of a long-term growth strategy, now being finessed and driven by Ted Wirth, Diversified’s President and CEO.”