Convention Management Group has been sold to Naylor Publications, a portfolio company of Clarity Partners and ZelnickMedia

Leonis Principal, Inc. (d/b/a “Leonis Partners”) and The Jordan Edmiston Group, Inc. (d/b/a “JEGI CLARITY,” and together with Leonis Partners, the “Parties”) have entered into a proposed combination agreement (the “Transaction”). The Transaction is subject to approval by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”). The Parties will continue to be two distinct entities and businesses until the Parties obtain FINRA's and the FCA's approval of, and close, the Transaction. Click here for more information.

Transaction

JEGI CLARITY Represents Convention Management Group In Sale To Naylor

Date: January 2007

Deal Type: Founder Sale

Role: Sell-side M&A

Sectors:

B2B Information and Events
Events and Conferences

Naylor, the leading provider of business-to-business communications solutions for trade and professional associations in North America and a portfolio company of Clarity Partners and ZelnickMedia, has acquired Convention Management Group, a Fairfax, VA-based full-service event management company.

Like Naylor, CMG focuses exclusively on serving trade and professional associations, and the acquisition will add turn-key event management capabilities to Naylor’s full slate of print and online media services and solutions.

JEGI CLARITY represented CMG in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor.