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Ascential

Ascential (formerly EMAP) was a British-headquartered global company, specialising in events, intelligence and advisory services for the marketing and financial technology industries. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was acquired by Informa in October 2024.

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Founded
1947 (1947)
Industry
Advisory · Business intelligence · Events · Media
Owner
Informa
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Key people
Scott Forbes (Chairman) Philip Thomas (CEO) Mandy Gradden (CFO)
Net income
£5.8 million (2023)

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Ascential

Nodes70
Edges69
Triples17
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028571
Components1

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Ascential

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Industry · 4
Ascential → Advisory, Business intelligence, Events, Media
related to Operations · 2
Ascential → Marketing, The
Founded · 1
Ascential → 1947 (1947)
Headquarters · 1
Ascential → London, United Kingdom
Key people · 1
Ascential → Scott Forbes (Chairman) Philip Thomas (CEO) Mandy Gradden (CFO)
Net income · 1
Ascential → £5.8 million (2023)
Number of employees · 1
Ascential → 700 (2024)
Operating income · 1
Ascential → £51.5 million (2023)
Owner · 1
Ascential → Informa
Revenue · 1
Ascential → £206.4 million (2023)

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emap company group 2024 media events informa titles sold business would magazines announced 2015 marketing financial technology acquired october peterborough

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AscentialFounded1947 (1947)1.00infobox
AscentialHeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom1.00infobox
AscentialIndustryAdvisory1.00infobox
AscentialIndustryBusiness intelligence1.00infobox
AscentialIndustryEvents1.00infobox
AscentialIndustryMedia1.00infobox
AscentialKey peopleScott Forbes (Chairman) Philip Thomas (CEO) Mandy Gradden (CFO)1.00infobox
AscentialNet income£5.8 million (2023)1.00infobox
AscentialNumber of employees700 (2024)1.00infobox
AscentialOperating income£51.5 million (2023)1.00infobox
AscentialOwnerInforma1.00infobox
AscentialRevenue£206.4 million (2023)1.00infobox
AscentialTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
AscentialWebsitewww.ascential.com1.00infobox

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