Deal record

2026 · Public To Private

Apollo Funds agree to acquire Emerald

Apollo plans to combine Emerald with Questex into a North American B2B events platform spanning more than 160 events and complementary professional communities.

TargetEmerald
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BuyerApollo

Research completeness

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2 sources3 named people6 provider roles0 research signalsValue disclosedCompletion date not established

Transaction facts

Announced
2026-05-11
Evidence level
Transaction Announcement
Status
Announced
Transaction type
Public To Private
Seller
Onex

Publicly disclosed provider roles

ProviderRoleSideEvidence
Goldman Sachsfinancial adviserSellerApollo ↗
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobsonlegal counselSellerApollo ↗
RBC Capital Marketslead financial adviserBuyerApollo ↗
RAN Advisorylead financial adviserBuyerApollo ↗
PJT Partnersfinancial adviserBuyerApollo ↗
Sidley Austinlegal counselBuyerApollo ↗

Named transaction professionals

Official Transaction Spokesperson

Shahid Bosan

Apollo

Named and quoted in Apollo's official transaction announcement.

Apollo ↗

Official Transaction Spokesperson

Kosty Gillis

Onex

Named and quoted as Emerald's chairman and an Onex representative in Apollo's official transaction announcement.

Apollo ↗

Official Transaction Spokesperson

Hervé Sedky

Emerald

Named and quoted as Emerald's president and chief executive officer in Apollo's official transaction announcement.

Apollo ↗