Centaur Media plc has sold its travel and meeting portfolio to Northstar Travel Group, LLC
April 2019 — Centaur Media plc, the international market intelligence and specialist consultancy, has sold its travel and meetings portfolio to Mark Allen Group, LLC.
Centauro Media's travel and meetings portfolio includes Business Travel Show, Business Travel IQ and Business Travel Summit – the leading exhibition, information and insight provider for the European corporate travel industry; Travel Technology Europe – Europe’s only specialist event for the travel technology sector; and The Meetings Show – the premier event for the inbound and outbound meetings and event industry in the UK.
NorthStar Travel Group is a US-based provider of news, information, events and data, software, and custom content solutions for the travel, meetings and hospitality industries.
Centaur Media is a London-based business information, events and marketing provider to professional and commercial markets.
Our role in the transaction
Oaklins Cavendish, based in the UK, advised Centaur Media plc, on the disposal of four of its non-core businesses, as part of the divestment process that began after Centaur Media concluded a strategic review in October 2018 and decided to focus on its leading brands to improve operational execution.
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