FC Business Intelligence

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FC Business Intelligence provides event hosting services. The company hosts, manages, and coordinates summits, conferences, workshops, seminars, exhibitions, and marketing events. FC Business Intelligence serves renewable energy, oil, gas, utilities, travel, transportation, pharmaceuticals, health care, wireless and mobile technology, gambling, and gaming industries.ref

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  • Oct.04.2019: Thomson Reuters Acquires FC Business Intelligence. FC Business Intelligence (FCBI), a global business-to-business events specialist. The business will be rebranded Reuters Events and will be operated as part of the Reuters News division of Thomson Reuters. Press Release, Thomson Reuters.
  • Apr.15.2018: FC Business Intelligence founder eyes multimillion-pound windfall. FC Business Intelligence, which runs events for the Insurance Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry and Energy Industry, has brought in advisers from the corporate finance firm Clarity to carry out a "strategic review" of the business. Guy Grant, chairman of FC Business Intelligence, set it up from a kitchen table in 1990. He retains a substantial stake. The group's biggest events organisers include Insurance Nexus, Nuclear Energy Insider and Petrochemical Update. The move to consider a sale comes during a period of unprecedented takeover activity in the industry. Informa announced a £9bn merger with UBM earlier this year, creating a new London-listed industry heavyweight. Ascential plc, (formerly known as Emap plc), is in the process of selling off its exhibition and events business for £300m. Last week, Clarion Events Ltd, owned by American private equity giant Blackstone, announced the $300m (£210m) acquisition of PennWell Corporation, a USA-based energy publisher and events company. The deal creates a business worth over £1bn. Ben Harrington, The Times.