Clifford Chance advising Informa on strategic combination with TechTarget

January 12, 2024

Benjamin Sibbett, John Healy, Jonathan Bobinger, Christine Kim, Steven Fox, Katherine Moir, Katerina Papacosma, Susan Trepekli, Emely Luna, Mariam Sleiman, Philip Wagman, Kevin Colan, Wei Bin Tan, , Chinwe Odimba-Chapman, Clare Hoxey, Sonia Gilbert, , David Walsh, Ivona Dimov, Laura Conway, , Sabrina Brecher, , Ella Burnside, , Jason C. Ewart, Julia House, Kate Vyvyan, Arianna Zarka, Victoria Manthas, Anthony Norris, Megan Gordon, Renée Latour (She/Her), Catherine Ennis (She/Her), Jacqueline Landells (She/Her), Holly Bauer (She/Her), Martina Kneifel, , Jonathan Zonis (He/Him), , Hillary Healey, Matthew Mouer, Ross Jablon, Lee Garza (He/They)
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Clifford Chance advising Informa on strategic combination with TechTarget

New York / London: Clifford Chance is advising long-time client Informa (LSE: INF.L), a member of the FTSE 100, in connection with its recently announced definitive agreement to combine its Informa Tech digital businesses with TechTarget (Nasdaq: TTGT). Informa has agreed to contribute its Informa Tech digital businesses and $350 million of cash in exchange for a 57% stake in the combined company. Existing stockholders of TechTarget will retain a 43% stake in the combined company. The combination will create a leading US-listed platform in B2B data and market access.

Informa is a leading international B2B events, digital services, and academic knowledge group. Informa Tech is a division of Informa and a leading provider of market insight and market access information to the global business technology community. TechTarget is a leading provider of purchase intent-driven marketing and sales services for enterprise technology companies.

M&A partners Benjamin Sibbett, John Healy (New York) and Jonathan Bobinger (Houston), and associate Christine Kim (New York) are leading the cross-border, multi-practice Clifford Chance team advising Informa on the transaction.

The wider Clifford Chance team includes:

M&A: partners Steven Fox and Katherine Moir (London), and associates Katerina Papacosma, Susan Trepekli, Emely Luna, Mariam Sleiman (New York), and Hailey Hennessey, Hillary Healey and Matt Mouer (Houston)
Tax: partners Philip Wagman and Kevin Colan, and associate Wei Bin Tan (New York)
Employment, benefits, and pensions: partners Paul Koppel (New York), Chinwe Odimba-Chapman, Sonia Gilbert and Clare Hoxey (London), counsel Cécile Zoro (Paris), and associates David Walsh, Ivona Dimov (New York), Laura Conway, Robert Klepka, Sabrina Brecher, Julia Clark-Leonard, Ella Burnside, and Victor Taiwo (London)
Antitrust: partner Brian Concklin (Washington, DC), counsel Michael Rueter (London) and associates Elyssa Wenzel, Eva Kurban, and Ross Jablon (Washington, DC)
Technology and intellectual property: partner Violetta Kokolus, counsel Daryl Fairbairn, and associates Lee Garza (New York) and Ricky Legg (Houston)
Banking and finance: partners Jason Ewart (New York), Julia House, and Kate Vyvyan (London), and associates Arianna Zarka (New York)
Real estate: counsel Victoria Manthas and associate Anthony Norris (New York)
Foreign investment and regulatory: partners Megan Gordon and Renée Latour, counsel Catherine Ennis and Jacqueline Landells, and associates Holly Bauer, David Harris, Martina Kneifel (Washington, DC)
Corporate: counsel Jay Liang (Shanghai)
Capital markets: partner Jon Zonis (New York)

This transaction represents one in series of work Clifford Chance has done with Informa, including advising it in its of acquisition of Winsight last spring.