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Apollo Funds to Acquire Emerald and Questex to Create Leading North American B2B Events Platform

$APOPress releaseMay 11, 2026, 6:30 AM ETRead the release

Apollo-managed funds announced definitive agreements to acquire Emerald Holding and Questex in an all-cash transaction to create a scaled North American B2B events platform. The acquisition of Emerald values the company at approximately $1.5 billion in enterprise value, or $5.03 per share, representing a 42.1% premium to the unaffected share price.

Key figures

Deal Value Usd
1500000000
Apollo aum
$1.03 trillion
Combined events
160
Emerald premium
42.1%
Emerald dividend
0.015
Emerald offer price
5.03

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