Informa Group plc

Based in London, UK, and was formed by the merger of IBC Group plc and Lloyd's of London Press in 1998, Informa Group plc operates as a provider of academic publishing and business intelligence services. Informa PLC merged with Taylor & Francis in 2004. The firm acquired IIR Holdings in 2005, Datamonitor in 2007, MMPI in 2012, Baiwen in 2013, Penton in 2016, YPI in 2017, and UBM in June 2018. Inflexion Private Equity Partners entered into an agreement to acquire the company in April 2021.

The firm provides connections and knowledge to businesses and professionals in the retail finance, pharmaceutical, energy, marketing, biotechnology, food and hospitality, artificial intelligence, and maritime industries. The company's solutions include Informa Connect, which provides content and connections through virtual and in-person events and via digital platforms, Informa Intelligence, which offers critical subscription and data intelligence services, Informa Markets, which connects sellers and buyers in digital marketplaces, Informa Tech, which aims to inspire the global technology community to build, design, and run a digital world, and Taylor & Francis, which curates and publishes peer-reviewed research. The firm offers its information through magazines, journals, electronic media, newspapers, and books. The company's revenue is generated by offering investors exposure to the global knowledge and information economy, as well as by expanding its business-to-business knowledge-based products and services.

In 2020, Informa Connect generated revenue of GBP 125 million, Informa Intelligence generated revenue of GBP 300 million, Informa Markets generated revenue of GBP 525 million, Informa Tech generated revenue of GBP 150 million, and Taylor & Francis generated revenue of GBP 550 million. Following its partnership agreement with Inflexion Private Equity Partners, Informa PLC plans to create a financial data and technology provider by bringing Informa Financial Intelligence’s Financial Benchmarking and Omnichannel Experience business Novantas Inc. together.