Emerald Expositions Acquires Healthcare Design, Environments For Aging and Construction SuperConference from Vendome Group
March 3, 2015
Emerald Expositions, LLC acquired three design- and event-focused brands — Healthcare Design (conference + magazine), Environments For Aging (EFA), and Construction SuperConference (CSC) — from Vendome Group, LLC. The brands and team (based in Cleveland, Ohio) will join Emerald's Design Group; financial terms were not disclosed and Berkery Noyes represented Vendome.
- Buyers
- Emerald Expositions, LLC
- Targets
- Healthcare Design (Healthcare Design Conference & Healthcare Design Magazine), Environments For Aging (EFA), Construction SuperConference (CSC)
- Sellers
- Vendome Group, LLC
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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