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New York, New York, United States

Formerly known as Emerald (EEX), Emerald Holding Inc, Emerald Holding, Inc.

B2B experiential events and media platform operating live and virtual events, content, matchmaking, and commerce across marketing, media and industry audiences.

Focus Areas
Event & Conference Management, Content Publishing / Media, E-learning / Digital Education
Website
emeraldx.com

Tracked deals

3

3 tracked deals across 2022-2023.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

3 buyout

Forge Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 2 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 2 years for Forge. 2 2022 1 2023

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Emerald Holding Acquires Lodestone Events, Producer of Overland Expo
    January 10, 2023
    Buyer
    Emerald Holding, Inc.
    Target
    Lodestone Events (Overland Expo)
    Seller
    Lodestone Events, Lindsay Hubley, Jessica Kirchner
    Industry
    Media & Entertainment
    Location
    California, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Emerald Holding, Inc. (NYSE:EEX) has acquired all assets of Lodestone Events, the producer of the Overland Expo consumer event series, bringing Lodestone employees and founders into Emerald’s management. The deal expands Emerald’s portfolio into consumer lifestyle events and complements its Outdoor Retailer B2B trade-show business to accelerate growth in the outdoor recreation market.

  • Emerald Holding Acquires Advertising Week from Stillwell Partners
    June 28, 2022
    Buyer
    Emerald Holding, Inc.
    Target
    Advertising Week
    Seller
    Stillwell Partners
    Industry
    Media & Entertainment
    Location
    New York, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Emerald Holding, Inc. (NYSE: EEX) has completed the acquisition of the assets comprising Advertising Week from Stillwell Partners. The purchase adds a global events, content and e-learning platform focused on marketing, media and technology to Emerald’s B2B events and content portfolio and brings Advertising Week’s leadership team and employees into Emerald.

  • Emerald Acquires MJBiz
    January 4, 2022
    Buyer
    Emerald Holding, Inc.
    Target
    MJBiz
    Industry
    Media & Entertainment
    Location
    Colorado, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Emerald Holding, Inc. (NYSE:EEX) completed the acquisition of MJBiz, the leading B2B event and content platform serving the cannabis and hemp industries. Emerald paid $120 million in initial consideration (with potential contingent payments), acquiring a business that generated roughly $27 million of revenue in 2021; MJBiz management will remain with the business to continue operations.

Related Acquisition Pages

Media & Entertainment Buyers & Acquisitions 3 tracked deals by Forge. Acquisitions in California 1 tracked deal by Forge. Acquisitions in Colorado 1 tracked deal by Forge. Acquisitions in New York 1 tracked deal by Forge.

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