UK's Informa sees stronger 2027 as Iran war disruptions ease (updated)
UPDATE 1-UK's Informa sees stronger 2027 as Iran war disruptions ease Adds details and background throughout
June 18 (Reuters) - Informa INF.L, the world's largest exhibitions group, signalled stronger growth in 2027 on Thursday and posted underlying revenue growth of 6.4% in the first five months of 2026, as its live events business recovers from disruptions caused by the Iran war.
Informa said around 90% of its live events business is growing strongly across markets unaffected by the conflict, signalling that large-scale business-to-business (B2B) events operators are finding their footing amid the disruption in the Middle East.
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The company runs events in markets including the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Bahrain, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia.
The London-based company saw events rescheduled across more than 15 brands within 2026, with a number of new event launches, including Vitafoods Dubai, deferred to 2027.
Informa said it has strong forward visibility and a full year of annual and biennial B2B brands, as well as the restaging of deferred launches and brands for 2027.
Informa's B2B Live Events division posted underlying revenue growth of 7.6% in the first five months of 2026, with the group trading more than $4 billion in revenue for the full year via subscriptions, recurring revenue and forward-booked contracts.
It reaffirmed full-year group earnings guidance of double-digit growth.
(Reporting by Yamini Kalia in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
((Yamini.Kalia@thomsonreuters.com))
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