Informa To Buy Clarion For £2.24 Bln In Cash, To Separate Taylor & Francis To Boost B2B Live Events
LONDON (dpa-AFX) - Informa PLC (INF.L, INFMF.PK), a British publishing and exhibitions company, said on Tuesday that it has decided to buy Clarion Events for £2.24 billion in cash from Blackstone Inc. (BX) to boost Informa's B2B Live Events business.The consideration will be funded through acquisit…