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Ascential plc (“Ascential”) is pleased to announce that the sale of its Digital Commerce business to Omnicom Group Inc. (“Omnicom”) has today completed

Ascential plc, today announces that it has entered into agreements, subject to shareholder approval, to sell its digital commerce business to Omnicom Group Inc., and its product design business (“WGSN”) to Wind UK Bidco 3 Limited, a newly-formed company established by funds advised by Apax Partners LLP for a combined enterprise value of £1.4 billion and cash proceeds of £1.2 billion.

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the specialist information, analytics, events and ecommerce optimisation company, has acquired Contagious Communications. Contagious is a multi-format creative insights business that provides forward-looking creative inspiration and trend analysis for their agency and brand customers.

Ascential has announced that it intends to separate its worldwide digital commerce business into a separate US-listed company and to sell WGSN, with its events company remaining in UK listed Ascential

William Reed has acquired Retail Week and World Retail Congress as it looks to complement its fast-growing business in digital content, insight, events and exhibitions with bolt-on acquisitions.

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the specialist information, analytics and ecommerce optimisation company, notes recent media speculation regarding possible changes to the Group’s structure.

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the specialist information, analytics and eCommerce optimisation company, today announces that it has agreed the acquisition of 4K Miles, a leading digital commerce advertising, execution and marketplace insights business serving challenger Chinese brands trading on Amazon globally. The deal is expected to close in December.

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the specialist information, analytics and eCommerce optimisation company, today announces that it has acquired WhyteSpyder LLC, an eCommerce software and digital merchandising business which helps brands succeed on Walmart’s digital marketplace.

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the specialist information, analytics and eCommerce optimisation company, has acquired 100% of OneSpace, a content optimisation business serving brands trading on eCommerce marketplaces.

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the specialist information, analytics and eCommerce optimisation company, today announces that it has acquired a 51% majority stake in ASR Group Holdings LLC (“ASR”), a digital content optimisation business that enables brands to grow sales through eCommerce marketplaces.

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the specialist information, analytics and eCommerce optimisation company, today announces that it has acquired a 51% majority stake in ASR Group Holdings LLC (“ASR”), a digital content optimisation business that enables brands to grow sales through eCommerce marketplaces.

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the specialist information, analytics and eCommerce optimisation company, today
announces the acquisition of Perpetua Labs Inc, an eCommerce media optimisation business that primarily targets Third party (3P1) sellers.

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the specialist information, data and analytics company, today announces that it has sold DeHavilland, a brand within its Built Environment & Policy (BEP) segment, to the alternative asset management group Bridgepoint for £15m in cash.

UK-based data firm Ascential has sold its location intelligence arm Groundsure to a subsidiary of legal tech, software and information group ATI Global for £170m.

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the specialist information, data and analytics company, today announces that it has entered into an agreement to sell Glenigan, a brand within the Built Environment & Policy segment, to Byggfakta Group, for £72.9m in cash. Completion is expected in Q1 2021 subject to an EU competition clearance required by the buyer.

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the specialist information, data and analytics company, announces the agreement of an important
acquisition for our Digital Commerce business in China. Hangzhou Duozhun Data Technology Co. Ltd. (“X Target”), combined
with our existing high growth Yimian business, will provide a full set of measurement and trading execution capabilities in the
world’s fastest-growing Digital Commerce marketplace. X Target specializes in media trading execution and provides similar
capabilities for China as our Flywheel brand does for Western eCommerce platforms.

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the global specialist information company focused on the digital economy, announces the acquisition of Flywheel Digital LLC (“Flywheel”), a leading US-based provider of managed services to consumer product companies trading on Amazon, for an initial cash consideration of $60 million plus earn out payments payable over three years.

Ascential plc, the global specialist information company, today announces the acquisition of the entire share capital of WARC Limited for an initial cash consideration of £19.5m (subject to a normalised working capital adjustment), plus deferred consideration of £4.5m payable in 2019. The acquisition is expected to complete on 2 July 2018.

Plans to focus on its festivals and digital businesses could lead to a £300 million sale of Ascential’s exhibitions division. The specialist information group previously known as Emap announced the launch of a strategic review of its exhibitions business yesterday.

Prysm Group has announced the acquisition of waste management trade show RWM from Ascential to boost its environmental division. RWM, in partnership with recycling, energy, water and waste management show CIWM, will complement existing Prysm events including The European Contamination Expo Series, Hazardous Waste Expo, Land Remediation Expo, The Flood Expo and The Marine & Coastal Civil Engineering Expo