Guardian and Apax share £80m from Ascential flotation
35% of magazine publisher and Cannes Lions festival owner Ascential, formerly known as Emap, floated for £800m at 200p a share
December 2015
Top Right to rebrand Emap as Plexus
Owner of magazines including Construction News to ‘retire’ 70-year-old brand as it hires chief financial officer from the Economist Group
October 2015
Emap brand to be scrapped as all its titles move digital-only
Publisher Top Right to move business-to-business brands including Drapers, Retail Week and Nursing Times out of print over the next 12 to 18 months
July 2015
Top Right Group could see sale or flotation after bankers asked for options
Owners of publisher – in which Guardian Media Group is a minority investor – understood to be considering appointing bankers to examine exit routes
June 2013
Emap parent company Top Right: no breakup before 2017
Chief executive of B2B publisher that owns Cannes Lions, WGSN and Retail Week says it will focus on improving revenues. By Mark Sweney
July 2012
Emap returns to revenue growth
Parent company Top Right denies break-up is imminent as it cuts debt from £513m to £352m. By Mark Sweney
June 2012
Top Right nearly doubled pre-tax profits in 2011
Market Forces blog
Publishing group Mecom issues second profit warning in two months
May 2012
Emap owner sells automotive information business for over £150m
Proceeds of sale to be invested into other operating companies in group and strategic acquisitions, says Top Right executive. By Mark Sweney
April 2012
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Local newspapers' crisis: former boss offers an insight into how it came about
Roy Greenslade
Roy Greenslade presents the first extract of a book about the regional newspaper industry's crisis entitled What do we mean by local?. It's by Chris Oakley
March 2012
Emap rebrands as it creates three separate divisions
Media company denies breakup is imminent as it retires 60-year-old umbrella name in favour of Top Right Group. By Mark Sweney
Emap considering £150m sell-off of CAP
Company owned by GMG and Apax Partners understood to have received approach from an unknown interested party. By Mark Sweney
Emap mulls selling magazines or events
New chief executive launches review of asset portfolio – although break-up of company is understood to be unlikely. By Mark Sweney
September 2011
Emap appoints Duncan Painter as chief executive
Managing director of BSkyB's customer intelligence unit takes role vacated by David Gilbertson. By Mark Sweney
August 2011
New Mecom chief Tom Toumazis takes the helm with brief to build group
Montgomery, who founded Mecom in 2000 to buy up regional newspapers in Europe was forced to cut costs amid credit crunch
June 2011
Emap pre-tax profit fell in 2010
Emap sees downturn in profit as government spending cuts hit revenues in its magazine publishing and conferences division. By Mark Sweney
November 2010
Miller announces GMG reorganisation
Guardian Media Group tto focus on 'core business' – national newspapers and websites. By Dan Sabbagh
June 2009
Apax's £300m investment in Emap business magazines written off
Media slump blamed as private equity firm writes off £300m paid for Emap operation 18 months ago. By Richard Wachman
February 2009
Emap Inform freezes pay of highest earners
Employees earning more than £50,000 at Emap business division have salaries frozen for year, others receive reduced raises. By Oliver Luft
November 2008
Emap Inform to axe 40 magazine jobs
Emap, publisher of titles including Broadcast and Drapers, is cutting up to 40 jobs from its business magazine division in a bid to cut costs. By Mark Sweney
