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Informa Plc

A London-based events and academic publishing group that runs hundreds of trade shows and conferences worldwide — from the MAGIC fashion marketplace to the World of Concrete — and publishes scholarly work through brands like Taylor & Francis and Routledge. It was formed in 1998 from a merger of two companies, one tracing its roots to 1688, when Edward Lloyd opened a London coffeehouse that became a hub for maritime trade. The name comes from the Latin "informare," meaning to shape or instruct.