Epiris’ portfolio company AXIO Group scored a 5-times return and a 79 per cent IRR through the £455m sale of TechInsights to Oakley Capital. TechInsights is an intellectual property and technology service provider, offering consulting, patent brokerage and technical reverse engineering.
Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC (“Euromoney”), the international online information and events group, has agreed to acquire 100% of the equity of RISI, the leading price reporting agency (“PRA”) for the global forest products market. In its recent strategy update, Euromoney highlighted price discovery (the main activity of a PRA) as a key investment theme. The acquisition of RISI follows the acquisition in August last year of FastMarkets, a leading provider of real-time metals market pricing information, which has significantly enhanced Metal Bulletin’s position in price reporting.
AXIO Group, which manages a global portfolio of market-leading information businesses has announced it has received a binding offer from M3, Inc. to purchase Vidal Group (‘Vidal’), a leading European provider of reference drug information for healthcare professionals, for €100 million
AXIO Data Group today announced that it has completed the sale of IASIST to IMS Health, a leading provider of information and technology services to the healthcare industry. The financial consideration is undisclosed.
Exhibitions company ITE has bought rival trade show operator Breakbulk for $42m, as it steps up its efforts to diversify and reduce its dependence on Russia, which it relies on for 60 per cent of revenues
AXIO Data Group today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell JOC Group to IHS Inc. the leading global source of critical information and insight. The sale is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval
AXIO Data Group Ltd (AXIO) announced that it has acquired FOEX Indexes Ltd (FOEX) which will sit alongside RISI in AXIO’s portfolio of forest products information assets
AXIO Data Group announces today that Cirrus Media has completed its acquisition of the journal Medical Observer and website MyDr
Electra Partners is pleased to announce that, following successful regulatory approval, it has acquired the majority of UBM plc’s Data Services businesses
