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New State Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in The Expo Group

September 26, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

New State Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Irving, Texas-based The Expo Group, a provider of trade show and live event services across North America. The investment was made in partnership with Panos Partners and with reinvestment from The Expo Group's management and existing owners; New State plans to support organic growth and accelerate the company's trajectory through strategic M&A.

Priority Software Acquires Expo-Net to Expand Construction Solutions

October 15, 2025

Software

Priority Software has acquired Expo-Net (Exponet), a developer of cloud-based construction and architecture project management platforms, to broaden its construction-industry product suite and integrate Expo-Net’s capabilities into Priority’s ERP platform. The deal strengthens Priority’s vertical-focused offerings by combining Expo-Net’s project-control and coordination modules with Priority’s financial, logistics, and operational systems to provide end-to-end construction management solutions.

Questex Acquires Digital Signage Expo Assets from Exponation

March 25, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Questex has acquired the live and digital assets of Digital Signage Expo from Exponation LLC, including trademarks, websites, domain names, databases and attendee/vendor lists. The acquisition, executed by Questex (a MidOcean Partners–owned platform), expands Questex’s events and technology portfolio as an add-on to its experience-economy offerings.

The Expo Group Acquires Allied Convention Service (Brede/Allied)

January 15, 2020

Professional Services

The Expo Group, an exhibitions and events services firm headquartered in Irving, Texas, acquired Allied Convention Service (commonly known as Brede/Allied) based in Orlando, Florida. The acquisition expands The Expo Group’s North American footprint and service capabilities in the Orlando market, integrating Allied’s personnel and operations into The Expo Group over a planned six-month integration period.

1E Acquires Exoprise

October 9, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

1E, a London-based Digital Employee Experience (DEX) platform provider, has acquired Exoprise, a provider of digital experience monitoring and application/network observability. The acquisition expands 1E’s observability and application experience management capabilities—bringing Exoprise’s RUM, synthetics and ISP/UC monitoring into the 1E platform to improve troubleshooting and user-centric performance insights for enterprise customers.

Emerald Expositions Acquires Technology Brands from EH Media

August 21, 2018

Media & Entertainment

Emerald Expositions Events, Inc. acquired a leading technology event and a group of complementary technology intelligence brands from EH Media for approximately $28 million in cash. The purchase includes brands such as Total Tech Summit, CEPro, Commercial Integrator, Security Sales & Integration, and Campus Safety, and brings EH Media's Framingham-based team into Emerald to strengthen Emerald's trade show and digital content capabilities.