Private Equity

Onex

Alternative asset manager whose funds acquired Nielsen's expositions business in 2013.

Strategy signals in this index

1buyer-side records

1seller-side records

0current profiles

0covered U.S. hubs

Observed company categories

B2b Events Platform

Named providers on mapped deals

Goldman Sachs, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, RBC Capital Markets, RAN Advisory, PJT Partners, Sidley Austin

Mapped transactions

2013Completed

Onex acquires Nielsen Expositions, later rebranded Emerald

A corporate carve-out created a standalone U.S. B2B events platform with room for organic expansion and add-on acquisitions.

Target: Emerald
Buyer: Onex
Value: $948.7 million purchase price

deep record0 named people

2026Announced

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.

Target: Emerald
Buyer: Apollo
Value: approximately $1.5 billion

deep record3 named people

Sources

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ↗