January 17, 2025
Lisa Plummer Savas

On January 8, New York-based private equity firm Clarion Capital Partners completed its acquisition of Marketplace Events (MPE), a leading consumer and trade show organizer that produces more than 110 events across 54 markets in the U.S. and Canada. Terms of the deal, which marks Clarion Capital’s first holding in the events industry, were not disclosed.

Context: MPE’s extensive portfolio includes just under 70 home and garden shows, 19 sport and outdoor shows, 16 holiday shows, and 11 recently acquired regional trade shows that bring together 30,000 exhibitors, more than 2.2 million consumers, and 5 million unique web visitors annually. MPE organizes some of the longest-running B2C shows in North America, including the Indianapolis Home Show (103 years); the Minneapolis Home + Garden Show (91 years); the Buffalo Home Show (80+ years); and the Salt Lake Home + Garden Show (70+ years).


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