Events Ecosystem

Grant Thornton Stax provides industry-leading insights in the events industry given tenured experience, particularly in Europe, and increasingly on a global scale.

Grant Thornton Stax supports every aspect of event transformation, from group and market entry strategy, acquisition search, commercial due diligence, and performance improvement to pricing, digital strategy, and data analytics.

Recent Work

Stax Advises H.I.G. Capital on Investment in 360 Destination Group​

Stax Advises H.I.G. Capital on its Strategic Investment in 360 Destination Group​

March 13, 2025
Stax recently supported H.I.G. Capital on its recent strategic investment in 360 Destination Group, a leading destination management company. Click here to learn more.
Stax Provides Sell-Side Support to Marketplace Events, the Largest B2C Shows in North America, on it

Stax Provides Sell-Side Support to Marketplace Events, the Largest Organizer of B2C Shows in North America, on its Acquisition by Clarion Capital Partners​

January 15, 2025
Stax recently supported Marketplace Events, the largest organizer of business-to-consumer shows in North America, on its recent acquisition by Clarion Capital Partners. Read more here.
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Expertise

  • Event Organizers

    • Exhibition organizers
    • Other business event organizers (corporate event agencies, PCOs, conference organizers, 1:1 organizers)
    • Consumer events (theatre production, festivals, concert promoters)

  • Venue Operators

    Strategy support for owners and/or operators of event venues. This includes venues for different event types such as exhibitions, conferences, live consumer events and others. Project types include expansion, subvention, and M&A strategy.

  • Event Related Service Providers

    • Event services (stand design & construction, exhibition fittings, trussing & rigging, hosts/esses & registration)
    • Event technology: AV and event software (registration, social marketing, matchmaking, event production, event marketing, and virtual events)

  • Marketing Services

    • Marketing agencies
    • Digital agencies
    • Experiential agencies

Leadership

Image of Florent Jarry

Managing Director

Recent Insights

Grant Thornton Stax Top 20 Exhibition Organizers Ranked by 2024 Revenue

Grant Thornton Stax Top 20 Exhibition Organizers Ranked by 2024 Revenue

September 3, 2025
Grant Thornton Stax has released its annual Top 20 Ranking of Exhibition Organizers. Grant Thornton Stax ranks the exhibitions industry’s leading organizers based on exhibition-organizing revenues in 2024. Read more.
Deceptively Simple, Deeply Strategic: Why the B2B Events Industry Demands a Nuanced DD Lens

Deceptively Simple, Deeply Strategic: Why the B2B Events Industry Demands a Nuanced DD Lens

By Florent Jarry • June 26, 2025
Florent Jarry discusses how the real value in B2B events lies beneath the surface. Learn how investor success hinges on format mix, data maturity, and alignment with management ambition.
Reflections from Money20/20 Europe 2025

Reflections from Money20/20 Europe 2025

By Sagar Bansal • June 24, 2025
Sagar Bansal shares his key takeaways from Money 20/20 Europe 2025. Click here to view the full list.
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