FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Informa / 13 October 2026

Informa (INF): news on Tuesday 13 October 2026

+5.5 positive

Coverage centred on Informa's completed Clarion Events acquisition, with Citi reiterating a bullish view and directors buying shares. Some pieces flagged the deal's risk and the trade show business's exposure to geopolitics, which tempers the tone.

What drove it

Clarion acquisition
Citi buy rating
geopolitical risk

The 13 stories

Each headline's own score, strongest first. Links go to the publisher.

+9.2 Informa's Taylor & Francis separation and Clarion acquisition drive bullish case, says Citi Proactive Investors UK
Citi bullish on Taylor & Francis separation and Clarion deal
+8.3 Informa’s Milan investor trip reinforces Citi’s 'buy' case as investors weigh Taylor & Francis separation Proactive financial news
Citi buy case reinforced after investor trip
+7.5 What Is Driving Informa (LSE:INF) Stock Higher After Its Latest Company Update? Kalkine Media
Stock rising after company update
+6.7 Informa acquires JFS owner Clarion Events Furniture News
Informa completes acquisition of Clarion Events
+6.7 Informa Directors Boost Stakes as Group Funds Clarion Deal and Events Pivot TipRanks
Directors buying shares while funding Clarion deal and events pivot
−5.0 Informa’s trade show bet has a vulnerability — geopolitics FT Companies
Highlights geopolitical vulnerability in Informa's trade show business
+4.2 informa-clarion-gambling-trade-shows inkl
Informa-Clarion deal expands gambling trade shows
+3.3 REG - Informa PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding TradingView
Director share dealing; mild insider confidence signal
−2.5 The big gamble behind Informa’s £2.2bn takeover Investors' Chronicle
Analysis of risk in Informa's £2.2bn Clarion takeover; cautious tone
+1.7 Vietwater 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City with a Focus on Digital Water Management impeller.net
Informa-linked trade show event promotion; minor
+1.7 Registration Is Open for iGB Affiliate Barcelona: The World's Largest iGaming Affiliate Community - ISA-Guide ISA-Guide
Informa-owned iGB event registration open; minor routine promotion
+0.8 Fahmida Rashid Named Editor in Chief of Informa TechTarget's Dark Reading, Succeeding Kelly Jackson Higgins Business Wire
Editor appointment at Informa TechTarget's Dark Reading; routine
0.0 Informa MDRP presentation on policy impacts patients BioXconomy
Informa MDRP presentation on policy; factual, minor

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