Informa Moves to Separate Taylor & Francis After Clarion Deal
Informa has agreed to buy live-events business Clarion Events for £2.24 billion, roughly $2.96 billion. That purchase makes academic publisher Taylor & Francis a less natural fit within the group, prompting Informa to start a process to separate it and examine its options. The company will share the review's findings alongside its 2026 annual results in March 2027, with a possible sale to Elsevier, Springer Nature, or Wiley.
Informa is buying Clarion Events, a business-to-business live-events company, at an enterprise value of £2.24 billion, or about $2.96 billion. The acquisition makes academic publisher Taylor & Francis a less natural fit within the group.
Informa has started a separation process and is reviewing all options for Taylor & Francis. It will report the review’s results with its 2026 full-year results in March 2027. A sale to Elsevier, Springer Nature, or Wiley is possible.
A sale could reshape academic publishing. Researchers, librarians, students, and staff may see changes in journal access, subscription costs, or publishing options if ownership changes. Consolidation may reduce competition or alter editorial priorities, though it could also bring investment and scale. The review’s outcome remains uncertain until 2027.