Informa PLC

Stephen A. Carter, Group Chief Executive since 2017, oversees all investment decisions. Nicholas Colne serves as Group Finance Director. The investment team is led by senior management within Informa's operating divisions, with a dedicated corporate development unit.

Informa leverages its events ecosystem — over 550 annual B2B events across sectors like technology, life sciences, and infrastructure — to identify promising private companies before they become widely known. Attending executives and exhibitors are often targets or partners for co-investments.

Informa is a publicly traded company (LSE: INF.L) with a market capitalization of approximately £12B as of 2025. It operates a corporate venture and investment arm, not a family office. Its investment activities are part of its overall business strategy.

Informa participates in both fund commitments and direct co-investments. It has committed capital to external venture and growth funds, and also makes direct investments into companies identified through its events network.

Informa targets growth-stage and late-stage private companies, typically Series B through pre-IPO. It also makes strategic acquisitions of operating businesses in B2B events, publishing, and business intelligence.

Informa avoids early-stage venture and consumer-facing businesses outside its core B2B event, publishing, and intelligence competencies. It also avoids heavily regulated sectors like pharmaceuticals and defense.

Informa PLC is the parent company of Informa Markets (B2B events and exhibitions), Informa Tech (technology events and media), Taylor & Francis (academic publishing), and Informa Intelligence (business analytics). These operate as independent divisions with shared corporate resources.