Why Invest
Informa offers investors exposure to the growing, global Knowledge & Information Economy.
The Group has a balanced portfolio, focused around two leading scale businesses in Academic Markets and Business-to-Business Markets, with attractive financial characteristics.
We operate through dozens of specialist brands that have strong market positions, combining a digital-first, data-driven mindset and products alongside powerful live and on-demand events.
The growing Knowledge & Information Economy
500m
tweets sent every day
Source: Twitter
tweets sent every day
Source: Twitter
95m
photos and videos are shared daily on Instagram
Source: Instagram Business
photos and videos are shared daily on Instagram
Source: Instagram Business
294bn
emails sent daily, rising to 306bn by 2020 and 320bn by 2021…with 3.9bn people using emails
Source: Radicati Group
emails sent daily, rising to 306bn by 2020 and 320bn by 2021…with 3.9bn people using emails
Source: Radicati Group
4PB
data created by Facebook inc. 350m photos and 100m hours of video
Source: Facebook Research
data created by Facebook inc. 350m photos and 100m hours of video
Source: Facebook Research
175ZB
data predicted to exist by 2025
Source: UIS Unesco
data predicted to exist by 2025
Source: UIS Unesco
3.5bn
searches made per day on Google
Source: Internetlivestats.com
searches made per day on Google
Source: Internetlivestats.com
$1.8tn
Size of the Information Industry
Source: Outsell
Size of the Information Industry
Source: Outsell
1bn
Connected wearable devices by 2022
Source: Statista
Connected wearable devices by 2022
Source: Statista
4.4ZB
Accumulated digital universe of data in 2019, rising to 44ZB by 2020
Source: PWC
Accumulated digital universe of data in 2019, rising to 44ZB by 2020
Source: PWC
Seizing opportunities from specialist knowledge
- We have dozens of highly specialist brands, with strong market positions, delivering knowledge and connections to businesses and professionals in a growing global market
- Our brands and teams have international reach combined with deep expertise in our chosen specialist markets
- Informa's portfolio is well balanced across customer markets, geographies and products
An agile, customer-focused approach
- Customers are at the heart of Informa's purpose, and we take an agile and flexible approach to responding to their preferences
- We combine a digital-first, data-driven mindset and services with powerful live and on-demand events and products
- Deep relationships and first-party customer data drive continuous improvements in our products and new services
Embedding Sustainability
- We are embedding sustainability ever more deeply across Informa and inside our products through the FasterForward programme
- Informa has been recognised for our progress and performance and ranked top of the global media sector by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index in 2021
- We make relatively low use of natural resources and have set Science Based Targets verified at the 1.5° level
See pages 28 to 44 in 2020 Annual Report
Strong and stable financial profile
- Informa has new and growing revenue streams and a flexible operating model
- Robust balance sheet
- Strong cash conversion
- Disciplined approach to capital returns
Some of our Brands and Markets
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Technology |
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Taylor & Francis |
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What We Do
Informa's leading brands provide expert knowledge and relevant connections to businesses and professionals working in one of over a dozen specialist markets. -
Strategy
At Informa, our long term strategy is Market Specialisation. We are focused on building depth and international reach in our series of chosen specialist markets. -
Financial Summary
Get more details on our five year summary and financial targets -
Sustainability
At Informa, we have an ambition to become a champion of sustainability within our business and across the specialist markets we serve.