Exhibition & Conference Organiser Taken Over
Published: Friday, June 24, 2005 Online-Casinos.com
EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE ORGANISER TAKEN OVER
ATE now controlled by the UK's Clarion Events
BACTA, the UK trade association for the pay to play amusement industry, has confirmed that Clarion Events, a UK based organiser of trade and consumer exhibitions has acquired a controlling interest in ATE, BACTA’s commercial exhibition, conference, publishing and services subsidiary.
In a statement Colin Daniels, President said, “We are pleased to conclude this transaction which we believe will be good for BACTA, securing the future of the association and good for ATE, giving it the opportunity to do bigger and better things for the industry. We are especially pleased to have found in Clarion a young and dynamic company which shares ATE’s values and will continue the strong working partnership that BACTA and ATE have always shared.
Simon Kimble, Managing Director of Clarion Events said he was delighted with the acquisition of ATE. “Under BACTA’s ownership ATE has become a world leader in the amusement, gaming and betting industries and we believe that together we can benefit from each others range of skills and experiences.
“ATE has a great team of people who have won success by knowing their industries and working with them. That is exactly what Clarion looks for and we want to help and support it in any way we can. I am really looking forward to meeting more people myself and offering any help and support that I can.”
