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Questex

Questex is a leading global B2B information services company that serves the beauty/spa/wellness, travel/hospitality, life sciences/healthcare and telecommunications/technology sectors.  Questex has over 125 events and related media assets including trade shows, such as the industry leading International Beauty Shows, conferences including the ExL events and other hosted buyer events such as the HOTEC hotel industry events.  In addition, Questex has a broad array of complementary media offerings such as the Fierce properties, education offerings and offers marketing services to its customers. 

MidOcean has maintained a longtime institutional focus on the B2B information services space including prior investments in Penton and Thompson Publishing Group.  MidOcean believes in the value of surrounding a market with integrated event and media assets and that Questex has an attractive product mix in growing end markets.

Strategic Growth Through Acquisition

Informa Live Experience Assets

2019

   
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www.questex.com

Investment Date: September 2018
Sector: Business Services
Status: Current
Deal Lead: Barrett Gilmer

Add-On Acquisition Criteria

Status: Actively seeking add-ons
Business Model: Tradeshows, conferences, data and digital/print media
Target Geographies: Global, primary focus is North America and Europe
Size: Up to $50m EBITDA

Related News & Media

December 3, 2019
Questex Sets Vision on the Experience Economy and Expands Portfolio - Acquires the Live Experience Assets (including Live Design), Club Industry and World Tea Expo

September 12, 2018
MidOcean Partners Acquires Questex, a Leading B2B Information Services Provider

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Established in 2003, MidOcean Partners is a premier New York-based alternative asset manager that specializes in middle market private equity and alternative credit investments. Since inception, the focus of MidOcean Private Equity has been on high-quality middle market companies with attractive strategic, operational and financial growth opportunities in the consumer and business services sectors. Established in 2009, MidOcean Credit currently manages over $7.5 billion across a series of alternative credit strategies, collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), and customized separately managed accounts as of December 31, 2020.

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