Live Nation Canada has acquired The KEE to Bala in partnership with the entertainment venue’s current operators, Mike Strong and Mike Homewood. The venue is located on Lake Muskoka, in Bala, Ontario and was originally constructed as a dance hall in 1942. It has hosted performances from both Canadian and international acts including Blue Rodeo, …
TEG acquires Left Field Live and Rugby Live
Live entertainment, sport, ticketing and data business TEG has acquired Left Field Live and Rugby Live. Left Field Live and TEG have worked together since 2014 to deliver events globally, partnering with brands and clubs such as the Premier League’s Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City; LaLiga’s Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico de Madrid; Serie …
Playfly Sports acquires The Aspire Sport Marketing Group
Playfly Sports, a sports media, marketing and technology company, has acquired The Aspire Sport Marketing Group, which will help to deliver strategic planning, analytics and marketing services as well as ticket and hospitality sales and services. The Aspire Group is a sports and entertainment marketing firm and works across consulting, research and ticket sales and …
All Things Live acquires majority stake in Ostend Beach Festival
Independent live music promoter All Things Live has acquired a majority stake in Ostend Beach Festival in Belgium. The three-day festival hosts more than 100 artists across four different stages and boasts a capacity in excess of 22,500 visitors. Festival co-founder Jan Mortelmans and Kevin Beirens will maintain a minority stake and continue to lead …
HID Global increases events presence with Janam Technologies acquisition
Stockholm-headquartered access solutions provider, ASSA ABLOY, has acquired Janam Technologies, a provider of handheld mobile computers and readers. The acquisition was completed through identity solutions technology provider, HID Global, which is part of the ASSA ABLOY Group. Janam’s acquisition will aim to enhance HID’s events access portfolio and improve the experience for fans globally. With …
Events.com acquires Brown Paper Tickets – TheTicketingBusiness News
Events.com has acquired the assets of ticketing company Brown Paper Tickets (BPT). The Events.com platform provides a range of software and services through several brands to aid event discovery, ticketing, sponsorship, marketing and management. It was recently revealed that Brown Paper Tickets still owed millions of dollars to customers and event producers, even after a settlement with the …
Clearlake Capital Group acquires Ticket Evolution
Clearlake Capital Group has acquired Ticket Evolution, an end-to-end software provider for the event ticketing industry. The acquisition was completed through Victory Live, an event management and ticketing technology platform backed by Clearlake and Clearlake operating advisor, Sam Soni. Soni said: “We are excited to add Ticket Evolution to our platform and believe that this …
The Nederlander Organization acquires TixTrack
The Nederlander Organization has announced its acquisition of digital ticketing solutions company, TixTrack. Following the acquisition, TixTrack will continue to be operated by its co-founders Steven Sunshine and Michael Arya, and chief technology officer Mike Ripberger. Sean Free, who is currently the vice-president of sales and ticketing at Nederlander, will also join the executive team …
See Tickets acquires Exhibition Architect
Independent ticketing company See Tickets has acquired exhibitor manual and marketplace provider, Exhibition Architect (EA). The acquisition confirms See Tickets’ ambitions in the exhibition and conference industry, after acquiring LiveBuzz, a provider of services to the UK exhibition sector including event registration, event websites and event staffing, in October last year. Rob Wilmshurst, global chief …
Tickets For Less acquires Ticket Express
Event distribution company Tickets For Less has acquired reseller Ticket Express, which is based in Omaha, Nebraska. Ticket Express has provided clients with tickets across Nebraska and Western Iowa in the US for almost 30 years, and will now operate under the Tickets For Less brand. It is hoped the strategic acquisition will bring Tickets …