Company that runs Fan Expo bought by Informa plc

Posted August 23, 2013 9:06 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Hobby Star Marketing, which runs the biggest pop-culture conventions Canada including Fan Expo, has been bought by Informa plc.

Informa plc is a multinational publishing and conference company with its head office in Zug, Switzerland.

Informa Canada, the subsidiary of the Switzerland-based company is Canada’s largest event organizer with a portfolio that includes: The Interior Design Show, The Toronto International Art Fair and BUILDEX Vancouver.

Hobby Star’s CEO said they will continue to run Fan Expo, and the deal allows them to “take Fan Expo Canada to the next level, the international stage.”

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