Nielsen Holdings NV (the media ratings company) is reportedly looking to sell its trade show business Nielsen Expositions (which at one time included ASR, Outdoor Retailer, Interbike and 26 other shows), according to a story on Bloomberg.com.
Nielsen Expositions generated sales of $183 million in 2012, according to the company’s annual report. The unit, which competes with Reed Exhibitions Ltd., Advanstar Communications Inc. and Hanley Wood LLC, represented 3.3 percent of total revenue.
For those following along at home, Reed now owns part of Agenda, Advanstar owns Magic, Project, Pool, et. al., and Hanley Wood, well, you don’t need to know about them unless you’re thinking of redoing your backyard. Will be interesting to see where OR and Interbike end up.
[Link: Bloomberg]
