The Environments for Aging and Healthcare Design brands have been acquired by business-to-business trade show operator Emerald Expositions (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) from Vendome Group LLC (New York).
The transaction includes the Environments for Aging (EFA) Conference, EFA magazine, and the brand’s various educational and sponsored events.
Sister brand Healthcare Design, which focuses on the planning, design, construction, and ongoing operation of healthcare facilities, was also part of the deal. Healthcare Design assets include the Healthcare Design Conference and Expo, Healthcare Design magazine, and the brand’s various educational and sponsored events. Construction SuperConference, an event for lawyers providing advice in commercial construction markets, was also acquired.
The three join Emerald Expositions’ other design-related events and magazines, including those serving the hospitality, retail, interior design, and home healthcare markets.
The brands remain based in Cleveland and led by Ron Lowy. The EFA and Healthcare Design editorial and sales teams, along with the brands’ longstanding relationships and agreements with various industry associations, remain intact.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
