informa plc is a multinational events and publishing company with its head office and registered office in london .

it has offices in 43 countries and around 6,500 employees .

it owns numerous brands including crc press , datamonitor , institute for international research , lloyd 's list ( london press lloyd ) , routledge , and taylor & francis .

it is listed on the london stock exchange and is a constituent of the ftse 100 index .

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informa law library is part of maritime intelligence , a trading division of informa uk limited , a company registered in england and wales with company number 1072954 whose registered office is 5 howick place , london , sw1p 1wg . vat gb365462636 . informa uk limited is part of informa plc .
informa uk limited is a company registered in england and wales with company number 1072954 whose registered office is 5 howick place , london , sw1p 1wg . vat gb365462636 . informa uk limited is part of informa plc .
the business activity of informa begins with the massive data load of balance sheets .
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informa becomes a member of the ftse 100 , an index of the largest uk - listed companies . walk the world , informa ' s annual global charity initiative launches . informa completes £1 . 2bn acquisition of us based penton information . services .
united business media ( ubm ) announced the breakdown of merger talks with informa last night , as informa put out a statement confirming an approach from a third party offering cash .
walker has been informa ' s finance director since march 2008 . informa earlier had said that it has appointed an executive search firm to work closely with carter to identify his successor .
informa combines with ubm in june 2018 , to create a leading b2b information services group .
informa acquires specialist us exhibitions organisers virgo and hanley wood , strengthening the global exhibitions division .
© informa 2011 unit 3c , century business park , st . margaret’s road , dublin 11 .
informa is formed with the merger of ibc group plc and lloyd ' s of london press .
2002 : informa enters into an agreement to provide information to china ' s xinhua news service .
once again informa has put on a great event that thoroughly covers the topic and exceeds their competitors .
informa invests in colleagues and provides enjoyable and rewarding working environments . see more in the talent section .
hughes , chris ,
informa ,
independent , august 30 , 2000 , p . 17 .
informa ( digiscan ) now employ 28 staff in our head office in century business park , dublin 11 . informa ' s solutions and services now cover everything from basic scanning to complete information management solutions .
2014 | informa accounces major us acquisitions . virgo ' s portfolio includes supplyside west and vitafoods , while hanley wood adds 17 construction and real estate tradeshows , including world of concrete , to informa ' s portfolio
informa economics ( formerly known as sparks companies , inc . ) is a world leader in broad - based domestic and international agricultural and commodity / product market research , analysis , evaluation and consulting . the company was founded in 1977 and , in 2003 , was acquired by informa plc (
informa
) .
informa’s content , insight and connections create value for customers and communities . learn how in the sustainability section .
informa acquires a stake in baiwen , organiser of china beauty expo , expanding its exhibitions and asia presence .
, confirming informa d & b as leader company of the sector with sales superior to 56 million euros .
informa has a 4 week average price of 803 . 40p and a 12 week average price of 718p .
this site is operated by a business or businesses owned by informa plc and all copyright resides with them . informa plc’s registered office is 5 howick place , london sw1p 1wg . registered in england and wales . number 8860726 .
this is operated by a business or businesses owned by informa plc and all copyright resides with them . informa plc ' s registered office is 5 howick place , london sw1p 1wg . registered in england and wales . number 8860726 .
informa , also the product of the circle game of mergers and acquisitions , is currently structured into three divisions—academic ( taylor & francis ) , professional & commercial ( informa business information and informa financial information ) , and events & training . its registered office is in jersey , u . k . , and its head office is in zug , switzerland . informa’s history page at its main website traces the company’s origins to 1734 . that’s the first appearance of what was to become lloyd’s list . lloyd’s list publishing merged with ibc group plc in 1998 to form informa group plc .
rigby , aged 58 , first joined informa in 1983 and has served as chief executive or executive chairman since 1988 .
informa shares closed monday ' s trading at 564 . 50 pence , down 2 pence or 0 . 35 percent .
informa , which publishes academic journals and organises conferences and courses , currently has a market capitalisation of £2 . 1bn .
this site is operated by a business or businesses owned by informa plc and all copyright resides with them . informa plc ' s registered office is 5 howick place , london sw1p 1wg . registered in england and wales . number 3099067 .
informa stressed the approach was
highly preliminary .
analysts expect an offer could range from 600p to 660p a share .
on 15 june 2018 , informa plc completed its combination with ubm plc to create a leading international b2b information services company .
principal subsidiaries : agra europe limited ( united kingdom ) ; euroforum bv ( netherlands ) ; euroforum deutschland ( germany ) ; ibc asia ( singapore ) ; ibc usa inc . ; informa quest limited ( united states ) ; informa uk limited .
arnold , martin ,
worst over for informa ,
financial times , september 10 , 2002 , p . 25 .
larsen , kay ,
informa not worried by telecoms turmoil ,
dow jones international news , may 8 , 2001 .
richards , glenda ,
informa acquires ft group ,
media week , december 10 , 1999 , p . 3 .
launching of individuals non - payments report” , with access to “infodeuda” : the first default of payments file on individuals for the use of sole proprietorships ans smes . informa d & b is included in the best workplaces list again . informa takes over
this site is operated by a business or businesses owned by informa plc and all copyright resides with them . informa plc & apos ; s registered office is 5 howick place , london sw1p 1wg . registered in england and wales . number 3099067 .
informa plc is a multinational media company with 150 offices around the world . it is one of the world’s largest event organizers .
1999 : informa acquires linkraven , washington policy and analysis inc . , baskerville communications , and a portfolio of products from emap .
croft , jane .
informa buys linkraven aviation titles ,
financial times , january 15 , 1999 , p . 21 .
wendlandt , astrid ,
informa warns on telecom cuts ,
financial times , june 27 , 2001 , p . 26 .
informa takes over dun & bradstreet in spain and portugal turning into informa d & b s . a . , and as member , entering in the d & b worldwide network , which allow us to offer information everywhere in the world . after the merge
the live oak - based megacon company has been sold to informa pop culture events , said beth widera , the convention’s executive director .
mr yao said informa was an even more attractive target than incisive because of its scale and the international nature of its business . he said a bid of 600p would be a good price , representing a 20 % premium on the informa ' s current share price .
goff , clare ,
jobs go as informa figures fall ,
media week , june 29 , 2001 , p . 3 .
stamp , gavin ,
emap to sell 13 titles to informa ,
media week , november 11 , 1999 p . 3 .
in 2006 informa carried the merger by absorption of dun & bradstreet servicios de información , changing its name into informa d & b and putting an end to the process that began in 2004 , when it acquired dun & bradstreet ' s business in spain and portugal .
informa professional academy works in partnership with leading academic bodies to assist in the provision of highly specialised and bespoke postgraduate distance learning courses .
lloyd ' s list group is a trading division of informa uk limited , a company registered in england and wales with company number 1072954 whose registered office is 5 howick place , london , sw1p 1wg . vat gb365462636 . informa uk limited is part of informa plc . lloyd ' s is the registered trademark of the society incorporated by the lloyd ' s act 1871 by the name of lloyd ' s .
informa is the largest listed organiser of conferences and courses in the world and responsible for more than 2 , 500 subscription - based publications .
cope , nigel ,
informa sailing into calmer seas ,
independent ( london ) , february 19 , 2003 , p . 23 .
stevenson , rachel ,
informa recovers from the downturn ,
independent ( london ) , september 10 , 2002 , p . 23 .
informa australia is the nation ' s leading event organiser . our events comprise of large scale exhibitions , industry conferences and highly specialised corporate training .
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informa facing another difficult year ,
financial times , march 13 , 2002 , p . 24 .
consolidating thus its leadership in the business information market . informa d & b , first company in the sector in offering financial information in xbrl .
informa operates at the heart of the knowledge & information economy . it is a leading business intelligence , academic publishing , knowledge and events business .
informa was formed in 1998 , and through growth and acquisition , has become a leading international business intelligence , academic publishing , knowledge and events business .
informa acquires iir holdings and becomes the world ' s largest publicly - owned event , conference and training business with a presence in the middle east .
larsen , peter thal ,
emap sells business titles and shows to informa ,
financial times , november 9 , 1999 , p . 31 .
informa australia is the nation’s leading event organiser . our events comprise of large scale exhibitions , industry conferences and highly specialised corporate training . we are based in sydney’s cbd and employ around fifty staff . we are part of the global informa group plc , listed on the london stock exchange ( inf ) .
informa offers investors exposure to the burgeoning knowledge and information economy . it has strong brands in niche markets , a growing international presence and attractive financial characteristics .
hume , neil ,
market forces : informa makes exhibition of itself ,
guardian ( london ) , june 20 , 2001 , p . 23 .
our portfolio comprises of events that are conceived within informa and focus on industry needs that we have identified or through partnerships with industry associations and media titles .
there’s an obvious fit between ebi and informa’s professional & commercial division , while the ebi conferences could find a home with informa’s events & training division . informa’s interim management statement , released on oct . 21 , 2013 , stated that revenue for the professional & commercial information piece of its business declined by 3 . 6 % in the first 9 months of the year . informa doubtless believes the ebi acquisition will turn a revenue decline into profits . however , it’s unclear why elsevier decided to divest itself of the unit . during 2013 elsevier has been more in the news for its acquisitions—mendeley , woodhead publishing , knovel , and aureus sciences .
o ' connor , ashling ,
informa acquires bio - research group for $ 32m ,
financial times , march 7 , 2001 , p . 26 .
representing informa economics ' primary asset , our employees are well - trained and seasoned researchers and consultants with extensive backgrounds in business and government ; most hold advanced degrees in agriculture or related fields . the informa economics team has extensive experience in worldwide agribusiness and agricultural policy decision - making . many informa economics employees have gained insights from past government service in senior policy , analysis and advisory positions ; from major trade associations ; from land grant universities ; and as senior officials of leading agribusiness companies .
richard taylor , a publisher and dr . william francis , a chemist join forces to create a publishing company , the forerunner to informa ' s academic publishing division .
jivkov , michael ,
fears over sars hit informa after it postpones asia conferences ,
independent ( london ) , april 5 , 2003 , p . 22 .
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informa shares slide on warning of us attack impact ,
financial times , september 21 , 2001 , p . 28 .
the board of ubm has been unable to agree terms with informa that would be in the best interests of ubm shareholders ,
said a statement from the company .
media group informa , the publisher of lloyd ' s list , is set to be taken over by rival springer science & business media in a massive private equity buyout .
there is no doubt in my mind that springer and informa belong together ,
he said . he said he expected a bid at a price between 610p and 660p .
the talks between ubm and informa , and any future deal involving informa , is the latest in a growing trend towards consolidation in the sector . taylor nelson sofres , the market research group , announced plans to merge with gfk , its german rival , earlier this month , and the advertising giant wpp is trying to scupper the deal and take over the uk company .
the bid announcement sent informa ' s shares , which were already at an all - time high , up 54p , or nearly 11 % , at 552 . 5p in afternoon trading .
2016 : launching of the linkages application and mobile app . under the public sector’s legal system , law 40 / 2015 dated 1st october , informa d & b transforms into state - owned trading company : sme ( for its acronym in spanish ) , evolving its registered name to : informa d & b s . a . ( s . m . e . ) .
knect365 learning was born out of informa’s rich history in enhancing individuals and businesses with knowledge . its learning solutions equip professionals with the capabilities and network they need to progress and drive performance .
informa released no details beyond the fact that the new approach may or may not lead to a takeover offer , but the group has been the subject of private equity interest before . springer made a bid about 18 months ago , and apax owns incisive and emap ' s business - to - business arm , which is run by david gilbertson , who used to run informa .
paul richards , an analyst at numis securities , said he had for a long time expected a merger , although we had expected informa to bid for springer rather than the other way round .
lloyd ' s list , now part of informa ' s business intelligence division , was created when edward lloyd pinned a copy of his shipping list to the wall of a london coffee shop .
in june 1999 , informa closed another major acquisition , washington policy and analysis inc . ( wpa ) , a consultancy firm and information provider in the field of energy and government energy policy that counted most large u . s . utility companies among its clients . informa paid a reported $ 3 million and offered bonuses based on performance . the purchase was seen as another important step in establishing informa ' s foothold in the united states . five months later , the company paid £28 million to the british publisher emap for a group of businesses that included 13 business magazines such as containerisation international , international freighting weekly , insurance age , and fishing news , seven exhibitions , and the liner shipping network , an online service . the acquisition was informa ' s largest to date .
publishing and conference group informa has become the first company to react to tax changes announced in the budget by moving its tax domicile out of the uk to switzerland to escape
double taxation
.
sources close to ubm say negotiations on the all - share deal that would have created a global group worth £3 . 1bn were terminated yesterday because informa ' s rising share price made the nil - premium deal uneconomic for ubm shareholders . informa ' s stock was up 5 . 2 per cent yesterday alone , taking it to 470p compared with 386p when discussions were first made public last week .
only a month later , informa made yet another huge purchase when financial times decided that baskerville communications , its newsletter division , no longer fit among its core activities . in the £13 . 5 million deal , informa received 60 newsletters , 600 management reports , 24 financial times business directories , 13 publications on the telecommunications sector , and a license to use the financial times name for three months .
informa group plc assembles and sells specialized information in six broad business sectors : finance and insurance ; telecommunications and media ; law and tax ; maritime , trade , and transportation ; life sciences and pharmaceutical ; and energy and commodities . informa had £283 , 442 in 2002 revenues , down about 12 percent from 2001 . the largest share was contributed by informa ' s finance and insurance market sector with 28 percent . telecommunications and media came in with about 18 percent of 2002 revenues ; maritime , trade , and transportation with 16 . 5 percent ; law and tax with about 16 percent ; commodities and energy with 11 percent ; and life sciences and pharmaceutical at 10 percent . in 2002 , informa had more than 1 , 500 print and online products and organized over 3 , 500 conferences and exhibitions . the company has more than 80 , 000 subscribers to its print and online products in approximately 188 countries . its conferences were attended by over 150 , 000 delegates . informa has 50 offices in 18 countries .
unit . customers were notified individually at the end of november , but no formal announcement has yet occurred and ebi’s url remains elsevierbi . com . an elsevier business intelligence spokesperson speculated that the unit would be renamed informa business intelligence at the beginning of january 2014 but could not absolutely confirm this . he did say that all the publications and staff were transferring from elsevier to informa at the beginning of 2014 .
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informa is a leading business intelligence , academic publishing , knowledge and events business , operating in the knowledge and information economy . we are listed on the london stock exchange and a member of the ftse 100 .
informa provides products and services based on content , intelligence and connections to specialist communities worldwide . these include academic books and journals , data - driven intelligence publications and services , exhibitions , conferences and learning platforms .
2014 : informa releases its new strategic reports and online reputation reports . it is included in the best workplaces 2014 list , which means that it is one of the 50 best companies to work for in spain .
formed in 1993 by three school friends , niall brunnock , pat farrelly & tom gilsenan , informa ( digiscan ) started out providing scanning services at a time when the technology was in its infancy . since then , informa ( digiscan ) has grown steadily over time , establishing ourselves as a widely respected information management company with a highly skilled workforce that can address any information management issue either in - house or out - sourced .
there are currently 811 , 175 , 905 shares in issue and the average daily traded volume is 4 , 997 , 057 shares . the market capitalisation of informa is £6 , 807 , 388 , 194 . 76 .
informa economics serves hundreds of firms , institutions and trade organizations worldwide from our headquarters in memphis , tennessee . we also have integral business partnerships with fnp brazil , ceas in london and brussels and wpa in washington dc .
for details of a particular informa office , use the office locator tool on the left - hand menu . to contact us , use the email enquiry form at the bottom of this page or call our main switchboard number .
informa , the publisher of titles including lloyd ' s list and routledge academic books , said this morning that it would create a new parent company that will be listed in the uk , incorporated in jersey and tax resident in switzerland .
early 2002 was a period of apprehension at informa . by june , when two telecommunications conferences in the spring , the gms congress and the spex , did much better than hoped , the worst times seemed to be past . during the dark days of 2001 - 02 , informa had continued to cut costs , which helped restore investor confidence . in march 2002 , it made news when it received a contract to arrange conferences in china and to provide financial information to china ' s xinhua news service . in september 2002 , a year after the devastating terrorist attacks , informa announced a new security service for u . s . ports and customs authorities . as 2002 drew to an end , the firm ' s decision to develop its life science side proved a wise one . strong growth in that division kept informa ' s 2002 revenues respectable , if not as strong as earlier years . a lack of erosion in subscription levels at its various niche publications helped as well .
publishing firm informa plc ( inf . l , infmf . pk ) confirmed tuesday that stephen carter will take up the role of group chief executive with effect from january 1st . carter succeeds current chief executive peter rigby , who will retire from the company .
informa continued to acquire promising companies , however , adding evandale publishing , a specialist in insurance and finance , to its roster in august 2001 . just as the firm announced that it had weathered the storm , a catastrophe of major proportions , both human and commercial , occurred . on september 11 , terrorists flew two airliners into new york city ' s world trade center . the result was an immediate fall - off in air travel to the conferences informa organized . with half of informa ' s revenues derived from conferences , and american delegates alone accounting for about 3 . 5 percent of all the company ' s annual revenues , declines in attendance of 15 to 20 percent were projected for some 3 , 400 conferences . for a time , it was as bad as expected . a major telecommunications event in barcelona saw attendance drop by 75 percent from the previous year . in the wake of september 11 , informa eventually cancelled about 200 conferences . to make matters worse , advertising at its maritime and financial publications was falling by 25 percent .
informa is a business information group delivering high value content to clients worldwide using a broad range of media formats . we are focused on six global market sectors : telecoms and media ; maritime , trade , and transport ; finance and insurance ; commodities and energy ; law and tax ; and biomedical and pharmaceutical . our information is delivered in a wide range of formats , both traditional and electronic . informa ' s aim is to be media neutral : to respond to customer information requirements using whichever media are best suited for the task . among the formats currently used are newspapers , magazines , newsletters , books , conferences , exhibitions , cd - rom , and internet and other electronic online services . informa is a global company with over 50 offices worldwide offices generating sales in more than 180 countries .
adam walker , the finance director , said the step was necessary for the company to stay competitive .
this decision will have no impact on the uk economy . this is a decision for informa . the vast proportion of our profits are generated abroad ,
he added .
this is part of an ongoing battle between some companies and the revenue ,
commented richard murphy , a tax expert . companies like informa are
very good at locating their intellectual property rights in low - tax countries ,
attracting hmrc ' s attention , he said .
informa plc registered in england & wales with number 8860726 , registered office and head office 5 howick place , london , sw1p 1wg , uk . lloyd ' s is the registered trade mark of the society incorporated by the lloyd ' s act 1871 by the name of lloyd ' s .
rigby said the group acted because the new rules were likely to have a
material detrimental
impact on informa ' s tax position .
there hasn ' t been that certainty within the current environment and we believe taking this step gives us that certainty over the tax rate .
informa ( formerly digiscan ) are one of ireland ' s leading information management solutions and service providers . we provide cost effective services and solutions that assist companies to improve efficiencies and reduce costs in the manner in which they handle , store , retrieve and share their paper and digital information .
informa also unveiled a two - for - five rights issue to raise £242m in an attempt to reduce its debt to £900m by year - end , amid a warning from its chief executive peter rigby , who said of the economy :
we really don ' t see many green shoots .
but informa stressed that discussions had been at an early stage only and no agreement on terms had been reached .
the company has received a further approach from a third party that may or may not lead to a takeover offer in cash being made for the company ,
a statement confirmed .
in 2013 , informa purchased hobby star marketing , inc . , one of canada’s premiere sports and entertainment marketing agencies . the company is “home of fan expo canada , ” according to its website ; that convention , similar to megacon , will take place in toronto on sept . 3 - 6 .
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informa successfully completed a sizable ediscovery case of over 600gb or 1 . 2 million documents against an extremely tight deadline . using zylab technology , the window for collection , review and production was completed within 10 days . our client was most impressed . bryan j strahan partner , arthur cox solicitors”
knect365 learning brings together leading practitioners across industries , educators and academic institutes to provide expert knowledge to our customers . part of informa’s global group of insight - led brands , knect365 learning deliver courses for professional , bespoke business solutions and digital learning to provide lifelong learning pathways that keep skills relevant today and tomorrow .
informa professional academy works in partnership with leading academic bodies to assist in the provision of highly specialised and bespoke professional postgraduate distance learning courses . our strong partnerships with king’s college london and leicester de montfort law school have developed over fifteen and twenty years respectively and together we offer and deliver high - calibre and well - respected distance learning postgraduate courses . for 2012 , informa professional academy was delighted to have a new partnership with queen mary , university of london , offering the llm in computer and communications law and a new partnership with the university of derby online , offering the llm in transnational oil , gas and energy law .
informa professional academy work in partnership with leading academic bodies to assist in the provision of highly specialised and bespoke professional postgraduate distance learning courses . their strong partnerships with leading uk universities have developed over a period of more than twenty years and together we offer and deliver high - calibre and well - respected distance learning llm courses .
informa corporate learning are leaders in training , knowledge and performance improvement , servicing up to 30 + industry sectors . our professional training services strive to help you achieve your knowledge objectives through up - to - date learnings , knowledge and skills , and utilising the latest industry trends . browse through the below to find the course you are after .
i ' m thinking of selling some of my shares in informa , mainly because i need the money . i was just wondering if anyone had a view as to whether this was a sensible or foolish decision at this particular time . does anyone see any major change in the share price over the next six months or so ? thanks .
ebi focuses its energies and its products on one industry ; informa’s product line is much more diverse , covering many industries . information professionals worry that their very particular vocabularies ( in vivo versus in vitro or medical devices versus medical diagnostics versus diagnostic devices , for example ) could get lost on a new carousel of pharmaceutical industry intelligence . an integrated platform sounds intriguing , but the concern is what is lost in the consolidation process . information professionals do not want to be held captive on any specific carousel . depending upon how well informa integrates ebi into its existing pharmaceutical research products , the addition of these influential publications and conferences creates interesting competitive pressures for thomson reuters’ cortellis platform and for wolters kluwer health .
it was feared that the threat of war in iraq in early 2003 might dampen conference attendance once again . that was not the case . after its experiences in the autumn of 2001 , the company eliminated a number of smaller , more marginal and less profitable events . delegate numbers , for example , at the gsm world congress fell somewhat , but increases in sponsorships offset those losses . the emergence of the sars virus in hong kong hit informa hard in the spring of 2003 . the company was forced to cancel all of the far east conferences it had organized for april 2003 . informa ' s shares dropped slightly as a result , but the company expected to be able to reschedule most of the cancelled events at a later date .
the convention group announced on its website that fan expo hq , a division of the swiss / british company informa , now owns the dallas comic con . for the last 12 years , c2 ventures , also known as official pix , ran the local fan convention . the star wars autograph firm based out of flower mound is owned and operated by ben stevens and phillip wise .
informa , which employs 9 , 000 staff in more than 40 countries , said moving its tax base to switzerland would enable it to keep its tax rate at 26 - 27 % . without the move , its tax rate would go up to 30 - 31 % . the amount of tax it pays in the uk will thus remain at around £50m a year , rigby said .
ubm , which publishes a range of titles including property week and travel trade gazette , is also a major exhibition organiser with a growing business in asia . informa , which is the world ' s largest conference group , with publishing assets including lloyd ' s list , was seen as a good fit with ubm ' s strategy to establish itself as a global , multi - platform business information provider .
its pharmaceutical strength stems from its 2003 acquisition of pjb publications ltd . , which gave it scrip , along with other titles . it acquired market research firm datamonitor in 2007 , which includes some pharmaceutical reports . datamonitor also covers many other industry sectors . additionally , informa has a strong presence in the clinical trials and pipeline information sector with its citeline product , which specializes in research and development intelligence .
crc press is a premier global publisher of science , technology , and medical resources . we offer unique , trusted content by expert authors , spreading knowledge and promoting discovery worldwide . we aim to broaden thinking and advance understanding in the sciences , providing researchers , academics , professionals , and students with the tools they need to share ideas and realize their potential . crc press is a member of taylor & francis group , an informa business . . .
the company noted that rigby , in line with his contractual entitlements , will receive a bonus equivalent to 100 % of his base salary for the financial year ended december 31 , 2013 . informa said that as a good leaver under the provisions of the long - term incentive plan and the deferred share bonus plan , rigby has received a pro - rata vesting of 61 , 763 shares and all his 41 , 541 deferred share bonus plan shares . in addition 927 shares will be released from the share incentive plan after december 31 , 2013 .
the world ' s agricultural and food industry is expanding and remains in a constant state of change . successful businesses and institutions must deal with rapidly shifting market conditions that are driven by international influences , technological innovations , policy shifts , weather conditions , emerging consumers and fluctuating consumer preferences . to continue succeeding in this environment , businesses must have access to reliable market information and authoritative economic consulting services . it is informa economics ' economic expertise and diverse client base that combine to provide unique insights , risk management and strategic planning for agribusinesses around the world .
1 . applications to apply for a place on the course ( as defined below ) either complete the relevant application form ( “application form” ) or apply online . your application is an offer to knect365 learning ( a trading division of informa plc ) ( “kl” ) to study on the course as set out in the application form ( “the course” ) which is subject to kl’s acceptance . a binding contract between kl and you will only be formed when written confirmation of acceptance ( which may be sent by email ) is sent by kl to you .
although the informa group plc is a young entity , formed by a merger in late 1998 , its earliest roots lie in the 17th century english insurance industry . in 1688 , edward lloyd opened a coffeehouse near the london docks where seamen , captains , shipowners , maritime brokers and underwriters , and others from the maritime industry would gather to hear the latest news and discuss developments in shipping . by the end of the 1600s , lloyd ' s coffee house had evolved from an informal meeting place to a center of marine insurance where those looking to insure a ship or other maritime undertaking could find underwriters willing to take on risk . eventually , lloyd ' s became lloyd ' s of london , one of the most famous and successful insurance exchanges in the world .
yet again ken shows his true colors .
to give the note behind the rise today in full 14 : 40gmt 26nov2008 - informa rises ;
note behind the rise today in full ? ? ? ? ? eh ? just where had any part of that post been posted in any form on this thread ken ? spiteful ken attempts to make out that i copied the post of the inf rally being a short squeeze from the above real - time equity news release at 1440pm to try and distract his embarrassment of yet again having to read what i say come true on
his
thread ? ken that ' s exactly why i find you loathsome , just show me any reference to this bear squeeze reference before i posted my comment on this thread documenting such at 11 . 54 am ? almost 3 hours before the one that you attempt to make out i copied from was released ? amazing ! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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great selection of presenters and thought provoking ideas… great interaction between presenters and audiences .
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interesting case studies and practical information to replicate on my return to work ; a very valuable learning experience .
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the company also announced that adam walker , group finance director , will leave the company today . in october , walker has been appointed by engineering group gkn plc ( gkn . l ) as its group finance director , succeeding bill seeger , effective february 26 , 2014 . walker will join the gkn board on january 1 , 2014 as group finance director designate .
in addition , the company announced today that geoffrey cooper has been appointed as chair of the remuneration committee , succeeding pamela kirby , who has decided to step down , also effective january 1 .
regarding walker , the company noted that the remuneration committee will determine in february 2014 what , if any , remuneration payments may be made depending on the trading results for the 2013 financial year and in accordance with the usual annual bonus calculation process .
before joining alcatel - lucent , he worked in a number of senior roles in the media and communications sector , including serving a term as the founding chief executive of ofcom , the uk communications industry regulator .
chinese tech giant tencent holdings ltd . said it plans to list its online music business in the u . s . in a statement through the hong kong stock exchange , tencent said it plans to spin off its online music entertainment business on a u . s . stock exchange . the online music business is operated by tencent ' s majority - owned subsidiary tencent music entertainment group .
anadarko petroleum corp . ( apc ) is boosting its share - buyback by $ 1 billion , and debt - reduction program by $ 500 million , raising its total spend on the equity and debt buyback programs to $ 5 . 5 billion . the buyback authorization extends through the end of june , 2019 .
facebook appointed senior engineer evan cheng as the director of engineering , blockchain . the linkedin profile of cheng has moved from the position of director of engineering at facebook to the position of director of engineering , blockchain . the company reportedly has promoted kevin weil , former vice president of product at instagram , as the vice president of product at their blockchain division .
the decision deals a fresh blow to alistair darling , who has come under fire for increasing the top rate of income tax to 50 % , sparking concerns that there would be an exodus of entrepreneurs and businesses .
the firm cited changes to the taxation of foreign profits announced in last week ' s budget and due to come into effect at the start of july , relating to intellectual property rights such as patents , copyrights and trademarks . with 80 % of its earnings coming from overseas , it believes it would end up being taxed twice – once abroad and again in britain .
under the new tax rules , the dividends companies receive from their overseas subsidiaries relating to
real
economic activity involving trade in goods and services will not be taxed by the uk authorities . but income derived from intellectual property rights does not fall in this category and will be taxed by hm revenue & customs ( hmrc ) .
he added :
companies that have a lot of intellectual property in their subsidiaries or make a lot of income from intellectual property are being challenged by the revenue under the new rules . the revenues are , in the revenue ' s view , largely artificial .
other companies have already moved their tax domicile out of britain to countries with a more favourable tax regime such as ireland . the list includes advertising giant wpp , drugs group shire , publishing company united business media , rented office group regus , financial groups henderson , brit insurance and hiscox , and engineering firm charter .
some businesses have also launched legal challenges to the uk ' s tax regime , with cadbury and vodafone both winning significant legal battles against hmrc .
but murphy said the new tax rules were beneficial to most uk companies and would help stem the exodus .
the vast majority of companies which undertake real trade with real people will benefit from the new rules ,
he said .
it will simplify their affairs with the revenue . i do not expect there to be a significant exodus from the uk .
murphy also believes that despite talk of a
brain drain
from britain – with virgin tycoon richard branson saying the 50 % top rate of income tax was a
block to the next wave of entrepreneurs
– many business leaders will stay put .
every time there is a threat to the rich that they will be taxed a little bit more , we have no evidence that they ' ve actually left ,
murphy said .
you are in the uk economy because it ' s a great place to make money . it ' s also quite a cool place to live .
shares in the company had risen by 14 % to 339 . 5p by this afternoon .
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the dallas comic convention will be under new ownership and a new roof when it opens its doors to the costumed masses this may .
the announcement also included a change of venue for the annual event scheduled for may 16 - 18 . the dallas comic con will move from the irving convention center to the dallas convention center because it needed a bigger place to house all the geek goodies they have in store for the attendees , according to event manager mark walters .
this is the biggest and most ambitious thing we ' ve ever done ,
walters said .
the fan expo acquisition will only cover the convention side of official pix ' s business , which also includes the recent sci - fi expo and fan days in october . walters said their exponential growth attracted fan expo ' s interest and it saw an opportunity in their fan convention business .
it ' s just a situation where we ' ve been doing shows for a lot of years and they saw it and seemed very happy with it ,
walters said .
they do events in toronto where they get hundreds of thousands of people , so they saw a lot of potential in this where they could expand out and bring some of that formula into what we ' ve been doing . we ' re already in the position where we ' re expanding and moving to the dallas convention center .
walters said that previous dallas comic con ' s held at the plano and irving convention centers had to move subsequent locations as the comic con expanded . in fact , the convention tripled in attendance in 2011 alone when it first set up shop at irving ' s new convention center . the reason for their move to the dallas convention center is similar and simple : they needed more space .
we realized we had already outgrown the facility and we had to start looking somewhere to accommodate more people and more events ,
walters said .
the dallas convention center seemed to make the most sense .
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of course , walters couldn ' t divulge exactly who or what they are planning to bring to the convention in may except that fan expo could bring some of the names and faces that have eluded them at cons in the past .
we do have a lot of things in the works ,
he said .
there are a lot of connections and a lot of relationships that the guys at fan expo have with people that up until now , we haven ' t been able to bring down here . i think people will see some new and exciting things in may that we haven ' t seen so far . i feel like it ' s going to be a great thing for dallas .
news of an acquisition may send off some alarm bells in comic fan ' s heads , but walters assured future ticket holders that fan expo can deliver a show to match the bigger and better venue .
i feel like this new acquisition with fan expo being involved means bigger things for dallas ,
walters said .
dallas is finally going to get a show renowned around the world . people are going to be talking about this for years to come .
danny gallagher has been a regular contributor to the dallas observer since 2014 . he has also written features , essays and stories for mtv , the chicago tribune , maxim , cracked , mental _ floss , the week , cnet and the onion av club .
the danger was always that ubm ' s advances , capitalising on investor wariness over acquisition debts and a gently sliding share price , could prompt other suitors .
ubm says it will continue its growth strategy , within requirements that acquisitions deliver 8 per cent post - tax returns in the first year . in 2007 , revenues grew 8 . 5 per cent to £802m and pre - tax profits by 14 per cent to £129m . since 2005 , earnings per share have shot up by 80 per cent .
one of orlando & apos ; s largest comic book and sci - fi fantasy conventions has been sold . - orlando sentinel
archive video from megacon 2014 at the orange county convention center in orlando , florida .
one of orlando’s largest comic book and sci - fi fantasy conventions has been sold .
widera has owned the multi - day convention since 2003 and has been running it since 1999 .
the convention , which has made orlando home for more than two decades , will take place at the orange county convention center this weekend . it’s set to draw upward of 70 , 000 people during friday , saturday and sunday , a time when sci - fi fans and comic book aficionados alike will take to international drive in full costume to support their fandoms .
under the deals of that acquisition , hobby star marketing and fan expo canada staff remained in charge of the convention , but operated with new ownership .
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zhang yadong ( 张亚东 , shanxi , 11 march 1965 or 1969 ) is one of china 's best-known record producers , known as " the golden producer " .

his mother was a shanxi opera singer .

he learned the cello from age 8 and began composing when he was 13 .

from 1991 he worked in music production in beijing , and he produced his own debut album ya tung in 1998 .

he has worked with many notable artists of chinese rock .

among his best known works as a producer are the albums random thoughts ( 1994 ) , fuzao ( 1996 ) , fable ( 2000 ) and to love ( 2003 ) for faye wong , and worked with her then husband dou wei on his second solo album sunny days ( 1995 ) .

his other credits include albums and singles for xu wei , underground baby , catcher in the rye , thin man , pu shu , ai jing , han hong , duo yu quan , zhao wei , chen lin , hannah kim ( 金海心 ) and wang feng .

in 2004 he and song ke took control of taihe rye music , which was then a subsidiary of warner music group , to make it an independent record label in china .

in 2006 , zhang formed another company , " dong yue " ( dong 's music ) .

zhang yadong

after five long years of preparation , composer zhang yadong held a variety concert on december 20th at the olympic sports center stadium in beijing . more than ten famous singers from across china were invited to interpret 30 pieces written by zhang yadong . on today ' s list , we ' ll review zhang ' s music career .
for zhang yadong , the acoustics are one of the keys to presenting the perfect concert . familiar tunes are interpreted by famous singers from the chinese mainland , hong kong and taiwan .
zhang yadong , judge , china zhang yadong is a famous chinese music producer . he’s the man behind much of the music of faye wong , karen mok , and a number of other a - listers . he is also a talented singer with a great amount of original material . zhang was a bit rebellious in his youth . at 13 , he left home and put it all on the line in beijing , passing out cassettes to record labels in hopes of scoring a deal . it worked out , and now he’s now one of the best known — and more importantly , most respected names in the chinese music industry .
that last track was originally sung by zhang on his eponymous debut album . the friendship and partnership between zhang and wong can be traced back to their shared love of british band the cocteau twins .
not many people know the name zhang yadong , since he often shuns the limelight . but his songs are much - loved across the chinese - speaking world . zhang is behind many of faye wong ' s classic songs , from
impatience
and
bored
, to
if you are happy i ' ll be happy
and
only love strangers
.
the performance was not only a review of zhang ' s decade - long career in music , but also helped promote his new album , which will be released next month . it ' s been ten years since zhang published his first album in 1998 .
the man behind all these melodies didn ' t appear until the end of the concert . zhang rarely speaks much in public , and merely said that he was dedicating the next song to his grandfather . his song
slow flow
brought the concert to a perfect end .
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