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Ascential

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Who We Are We are a business-to-business media company connecting leading business professionals in more than 150 countries through insightful market-leading Exhibitions, inspiring Festivals, and precise Informational Services.

Founded 1887 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 1k-5k employees Analytics, B2B +5

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Total Investments

4

Portfolio Companies

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Exits

7

Industries

General Information

Industries Analytics, B2B +5

Company Overview

Founded 1887
Employees 1k-5k
Location United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
Website ascential.com

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About Ascential

Who We Are We are a business-to-business media company connecting leading business professionals in more than 150 countries through insightful market-leading Exhibitions, inspiring Festivals, and precise Informational Services. Our ProductsAscential Events bring communities together to be inspired, to trade, to network and to learn. From the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity to Money20/20 to Spring/Autumn Fair, we work hard for our customers to produce valuable events that make a meaningful impact on people, brands and businesses across the world. Our teams are passionate about the industries we serve - whether we're inspiring a new generation of young creative talent, putting breakthrough technology into the classroom or acting as the launchpad for a hot new Scandi homeware brand. WGSN is a our global trend forecasting service, providing insightful market intelligence for the fashion industry and design businesses. Our global trend forecasters and data scientists obsessively decode the future to provide the authoritative view on tomorrow. With experts in every major continent we build locally sourced, globally relevant content including daily trend intelligence, retail analytics, consumer insights and bespoke consultancy services. Plexus is the new formation of EMAP, 4C and PlanetRetail delivering precise, up-to-date content and insight through information services including Retail Week, Nursing Times and Groundsure. Plexus is the new formation of EMAP, 4C and PlanetRetail. A leading international digital business information and events company. Plexus' products in healthcare, retail and the built environment are at the heart of the industries they connect. Through advanced digital services and live event experiences they bring together a powerful blend of people, information, insight and analysis. These networks of unmatched intelligence and influence power businesses and enable professionals to go further, faster. One Click Retail (OCR) is a market leader in eCommerce data measurement, sales analytics and search optimisation for brand manufacturers in North America, Europe and Asia. Thanks to our proprietary sales calculations that are 98.5% accurate down to the SKU level, OCR's accuracy is unrivaled in the marketplace. We provide better data, help make better decisions and deliver better results, positioning our accuracy as unrivaled in the marketplace. Do We Inspire You? We inspire people with our market leading brands and attract talented people from around the globe with our strong ethics, integrity and clear focus for the future. Join a company celebrating and developing creatives to become their very best and be inspired. Can You Inspire Us? As an ever expanding business, we thrive upon fresh talent, new ideas, and unique approaches. What is your style? How do you see it? We want you to try things differently, show us your creativity, and inspire us by being you. So why not join us and discover what you can do?

Recent Investments (4)

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Company Stage Amount Date
Series A •••••• Feb 2024
Acquisition •••••• Apr 2022
Series B •••••• Aug 2021
Acquisition •••••• Oct 2005

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