Informa

Informa plc

Company type	Public
Traded as	LSE: INF FTSE 100 Component
Industry	Publishing, business intelligence, global exhibitions, Events
Predecessors	Penton (1904–2017) UBM plc (1918–2018) Ascential (1947–2024)
Founded	December 1998; 26 years ago (December 1998)
Headquarters	London, England, UK
Number of locations	150 offices
Area served	43+ countries worldwide
Key people	John Rishton (chair) Stephen Carter, Baron Carter of Barnes (CEO)
Services	Specialist information, scholarly research, electronic publishing, event management, exhibitions, business intelligence
Revenue	£3,553.1 million (2024)[1]
Operating income	£995.0 million (2024)[1]
Net income	£366.4 million (2024)[1]
Number of employees	12,000 (2025)[2]
Divisions	Informa Connect, Informa Festivals, Informa Markets, Informa TechTarget, Taylor & Francis
Website	informa.com

Informa plc is a British publishing, business intelligence, and exhibitions group based in London, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

It has offices in 30 countries and around 12,000 employees. Informa owns numerous brands including Fan Expo, VidCon, Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, CRC Press, Routledge, and Taylor & Francis.