Cambridge Information Group Acquires The Emerald Group

Emerald Publishing Acquires Information Age Publishing

November 22, 2024

Education

Emerald Publishing Limited has acquired Information Age Publishing (IAP), adding more than 2,600 books and six peer-reviewed journals to Emerald’s academic portfolio. The acquisition expands Emerald’s strengths in Education, Management and Psychology and significantly enhances its author footprint in North America.

Emerald Publishing Acquires now publishers

May 6, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Emerald Publishing Limited has acquired now publishers, adding over 50 books, 14 peer-reviewed journals and 28 Foundations and Trends serials to its portfolio. The acquisition expands Emerald's offerings in Business, Economics, Computer Science and Engineering and brings the highly regarded Foundations and Trends programme into Emerald's distribution and sales infrastructure.

Emerald Publishing Acquires ICE Publishing Portfolio from Thomas Telford Limited

May 23, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Emerald Publishing Limited has acquired the majority of Thomas Telford Limited’s (the commercial arm of the Institution of Civil Engineers) book catalogue (excluding the NEC Guides), all journal titles and related publishing assets. The Institution of Civil Engineers will licence the ICE Publishing brand and collaborate with Emerald to continue publication of the civil and environmental engineering titles.

Mindtools (CIG) Acquires Kineo

May 12, 2025

Education

Mindtools, owned by Cambridge Information Group (CIG), has acquired Kineo from City & Guilds to combine complementary learning content, technology and services and accelerate international growth. The deal will enable the combined business to offer end-to-end workplace learning solutions across content, platforms, consultancy and managed services.

urban-gro, Inc. Acquires Emerald Construction Management, Inc.

March 14, 2022

Construction

urban-gro, Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Emerald Construction Management, Inc., a 37-year-old Colorado-based design-build and construction management firm headquartered in Centennial, Colorado. The transaction consideration is $7.0 million (including up to $2.0 million contingent earnout), funded with $2.5 million cash and up to $4.5 million in equity; Emerald C.M. reported expected 2021 revenue of $26.5 million and adjusted EBITDA of $1.2 million, and the acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive in 2022. The deal adds in-house turn-key design-build capabilities to urban-gro's global indoor Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) service offerings.

Emerald Holding, Inc. Acquires Insurtech Insights

March 17, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Emerald Holding, Inc. acquired all assets of Insurtech Insights, a London-based organizer of global insurance technology conferences and programs. The deal marks Emerald's strategic entry into the insurance technology sector and expands its portfolio of B2B events across Europe, Asia and the U.S.