Purchase from Centaur Media plc strengthens Haymarket’s market-leading portfolio of global brands

Haymarket Media Group, the global media, data and information company, today announces the acquisition of Marketing Week, Creative Review, and Festival of Marketing from Centaur Media plc. This venture represents Haymarket’s strengthened, market-leading position in the marcomms sector, and its continued investment in specialist content. 

Marketing Week, Creative Review, and Festival of Marketing will sit within Haymarket’s Business Media (HBM) division, initially remaining operating as a separate business unit alongside its other long-established marcomms brands, which include Campaign, Performance Marketing World, PRWeek and its newly launched sister title, In.Comms. The brands will continue to be led by their existing Managing Director, Claire Rance, who will report into Donna Murphy, HBM’s Deputy Managing Director.

Speaking about the acquisition, Claire said: “We are delighted to be joining Haymarket Media Group. This acquisition represents an exciting opportunity to combine the strengths of our joint businesses across the marcomms industry. Together, I hope to enhance the offering of these heritage brands, broaden their impact, and continue delivering exceptional content and lasting value to our audiences.”

This acquisition is another milestone in Haymarket’s sustainable growth strategy, further expanding its specialist portfolio in key markets. It follows a series of global acquisitions that have resulted in Haymarket’s new presence in Canada (Campaign Canada) and the Netherlands (Green Solutions International), demonstrating its commitment to investing in high-quality brands that deliver trusted information to professional audiences worldwide.

Kevin Costello, Global Chief Executive of Haymarket Media Group, said: “I am delighted to welcome Marketing Week, Creative Review, and Festival of Marketing into our portfolio. These highly respected brands provide market-leading insights and analysis for their communities and align perfectly with our commitment to serving specialist audiences globally. Our combined skills and influence in the sector makes for a very exciting future working together.”

Donna Murphy added: “Today’s news is a testament to our ambition and our commitment to the marcomms industry. We are incredibly excited to work with Claire and the team. These brands have a strong heritage, and we look forward to building on their success and welcoming them into the Haymarket fold. Together I am confident we will create truly exciting content and game-changing events for our clients and audiences.”

Haymarket’s global presence consists of over 70 market-leading brands in the UK, US, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Singapore and India. This acquisition reinforces the company’s position as a leader in specialist media, enhancing its ability to serve marketing and creative professionals with unparalleled insights, events and remarkable content. 

The acquisition sees the start of a gradual integration phase for Marketing Week, Creative Review and Festival of Marketing.

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About Haymarket Group

Haymarket Media Group is a privately-owned media, data and information company, shaping a better future with remarkable content for specialist audiences across the world. The company has 1,300 employees across offices in the UK, US, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Germany and the Netherlands.

Haymarket’s portfolio consists of more than 70 market-leading brands including Campaign, Third Sector, ENDS Report, What Car?, MyCME and Asian Investor.

Through live, digital, print, education, data, tech services, video and audio, Haymarket’s brands inspire, inform and empower clients and communities internationally.

About Marketing Week 

For more than 40 years, Marketing Week has been at the centre of marketing, documenting, championing and questioning the industry’s key people, events and brands. A trusted and authoritative voice, Marketing Week is dedicated to improving the fortunes of marketers and the status of marketing by providing independent analysis and fresh thinking on the challenges and opportunities in modern marketing.

About Festival of Marketing 

Marketing Week’s Festival of Marketing, taking place on 2 October in London,  is the unmissable marketing event of the year. It exists to empower marketers to build better brands – providing the knowledge to enable actionable change and tackle the biggest issues marketers face today. Festival is a celebration, bringing marketers and marketing front and centre. As a community we come together for inspiration, fresh perspectives, insight, opinion and hands-on learning opportunities.

About Creative Review

Creative Review has been bringing the creative community together since 1980, first as a print magazine and now across more platforms than ever. We deliver the sharpest opinion, analysis and advice on life in the commercial creative industries. As well as supporting and celebrating creatives of all kinds, we aim to demonstrate how creative thinking and design make businesses and brands more successful, dynamic and engaging for audiences.

Media Enquiries: Tara Geoghegan, Communications & Impact Manager, Haymarket Media Group, [email protected]