Informa completed the acquisition of UBM for £4.3bn.

Informa, a multinational events and publishing company, completed the acquisition and merged with UBM, a global business-to-business events organiser headquartered in London, for £4.3bn. "It is clear that the B2B Market is moving to Operating Scale and Industry Specialisation. The Combined Group will have the reach and market capabilities to take full advantage of these trends," Stephen A. Carter, Informa CEO.