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Cadre Acquires Executive Travel Directors

May 6, 2020

Professional Services

Cadre, a virtual marketplace for event freelancers, has acquired Executive Travel Directors (ETD), a long-established corporate event staffing and on-site logistics services provider. The combined business will operate under the Cadre name, pairing Cadre’s technology platform with ETD’s registry of experienced freelance event professionals to expand capabilities and scale event staffing globally.

Curated Events (Dubin Clark portfolio) Acquires Sugarplum Tent Co.

June 25, 2023

Restaurants & Hospitality

Curated Events, a portfolio company of private equity firm Dubin Clark, has acquired Sugarplum Tent Co., a Boyds, Maryland-based provider of tent and event rental services. The add-on deal — terms not disclosed — brings Sugarplum’s high-end tenting and under-tent offerings into the Curated Events platform; founder Barbi Richardson sold the business and was represented by Fred Hageman of Rental Business Advisors.

Marketplace Events Acquires Cincinnati Travel, Sport & Boat Show

August 26, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Marketplace Events has acquired the Cincinnati Travel, Sport & Boat Show from Cincinnati Shows, Inc., a division of Renfro Productions. The long-running consumer show (66 years) will continue to be operated by the Renfro Productions management team led by Kevin Renfro and will next run in January 2026 at the renovated Duke Energy Convention Center.

Maritz Acquires Convention Data Services from Freeman

July 8, 2024

Professional Services

Maritz acquired Convention Data Services (CDS), a Bourne, Massachusetts-based event registration and lead-management provider, from Freeman on July 1. The purchase (terms not disclosed) expands Maritz’s capabilities and client portfolio in association and trade-show registration, increasing its market share in the events industry.

MRE Partners Acquires Curated Events from Dubin Clark

August 16, 2023

Professional Services

MRE Partners, supported by investors including Stonehenge Partners, Blue Marlin Partners, Cohesive Capital and UMB Financial, has completed an investment to acquire Curated Events, a leading special-event rental and services provider based in the Raleigh area. The transaction (terms undisclosed) transfers Curated Events from seller Dubin Clark and positions MRE to pursue organic growth and follow-on acquisitions to build a market-leading platform across the Mid‑Atlantic and Southeast.

GovExec Acquires Federal Business Council

February 3, 2025

Government & Public Sector

GovExec has acquired Federal Business Council (FBC), a long-standing producer of government agency events, with financial support from Growth Catalyst Partners. FBC will operate as an independent division under CEO David Powell, and the deal is intended to scale GovExec's events capabilities and reach using its marketing and digital platform; terms were not disclosed.