Arc companies pledge support for the PPA’s Action Net Zero Pathway
21 September 2023, London, Arc network companies, Agriconnect and Incisive Media, have committed to the Professional Publishers Association’s (PPA) Action Net Zero Pathway.
As a signatory to this collaborative UK publishing industry pledge, Arc commits to work on strategies to help decarbonise the publishing industry and achieve net zero emissions across the sector by 2050, making significant reductions by 2030.
The PPA Pathway centres on three main pillars:
- REDUCE – minimise emissions from our own operations
- INFLUENCE – reduce emissions within our supply chain
- PROMOTE – raise awareness and inspire our audiences to help reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions
Annually since inception, all of the Arc network has been measuring its global carbon footprint and working on developing and implementing robust ESG strategies throughout the group. Arc believes that acting in a responsible and sustainable manner is essential to its success as an organisation and as a community connector. Arc endeavours to minimise its environmental impact and embed sustainable practices into our business operations.
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More information on the PPA’s Action Net Zero Pathway can be found here
More information about Arc’s sustainability commitments can be found here
James Baxter-Derrington, editor of Investment Week at Incisive Media, takes home wins from Headlinemoney Awards 2023
James Baxter-Derrington, editor of Investment Week at Incisive Media, has won the B2B Journalist of the Year and Journalist of the Year awards, and was highly commended in two other categories at the Headlinemoney Awards 2023.
The awards, which recognise excellence in financial journalism and are judged by experts from across the financial services industry, were presented at a special ceremony in London on 12 July.
Baxter-Derrington’s first win of the night was B2B Journalist of the Year. The judges commented: “James’s writing is exemplary and he displays good background knowledge. James has covered big stories and created well balanced, memorable pieces.” One judge said his entry was a “strong submission”, and his Grenfell Tower piece was “relevant and exposes hypocrisy”.
During the evening, he was also highly commended for B2B Story of the Year for HSBC AM global head of responsible investing: ‘Who cares if Miami is six metres under water in 100 years?
The judges commented: “It was a great spot by the journalist, the article was well-written and interesting with wide-reaching ramifications.”
Baxter-Derrington was also highly commended in the Investment Journalist of the Year (B2B) category. “He delivered three strong news stories that were pacy and well written,” said the judges.
Finally, Baxter-Derrington was awarded the prestigious Headlinemoney Journalist of the Year Award, which is presented at the end of the night to the winner “who has done something that little bit extra to stand out from all the other superb category winners and shortlisted journalists”.
Headlinemoney said Investment Week‘s Baxter-Derrington can be proud of a string of accomplishments in 2022 and multiple accolades at this year’s awards.
It added: “As well as producing award-winning journalism of his own, James is recognised for leading the excellent team at Investment Week whilst serving as acting editor from June 2022 and editor from April 2023. Well respected and with a stack of significant stories to his name, well done to James!”
Commenting on the award wins, Baxter-Derrington said: “It is an honour and a delight to be recognised across so many categories at the Headlinemoney awards, and to be named Journalist of the Year is really quite special.
“Knowing the awards are judged by your peers across the financial journalism and PR industries adds even more weight to these accolades.
“With any award, there is always a team that makes it happen and I am proud to work with such an excellent team at Investment Week, as the judges noted.”
Investment Week Leaders Summit takes gold at the 2023 Conference and Events awards
Incisive Media has continued its winning streak in the 2023 awards season with two further successes at the Conference and Events Awards.
Incisive took gold in the best new conference (up to 700 attendees) category with a win for the Investment Week Leaders Summit, a new launch for 2023 from the publisher’s flagship brand.
The publisher followed this up with a bronze award in the best events team category for its event operations team.
The Conference and Events Awards took place at Old Billingsgate in London on Friday, June 30 and is the premier event for the UK events sector.
Incisive Media is owned by Arc network, the fast-growing B2B media and events business with global operations across the financial, agriculture, food, sustainability, HR and education sectors.
“I am delighted that our teams have received such richly-deserved recognition for their dedication,” said Incisive Media’s chief marketing officer Sophie Eke. “It’s a powerful endorsement of the hard work and innovation that takes place across our business to deliver outstanding and meaningful events for our audiences.”
Incisive has strong form at the Conference and Events Awards – the media owner won the Awards Event of the Year category in 2022 with the Women in Tech Excellence Awards, and its Women In Insurance Awards took best new awards honours in 2021.
This year’s successes follow hot on the heels of two further 2023 awards wins for Arc Europe: Incisive Media won the blue riband B2B publisher of the year award at the AOP Awards and sister company Agriconnect took the honours at the PPA Awards for their 24 Hours in Farming campaign.
The inaugural Investment Week Leaders Summit took place at Surrey’s Pennyhill Park in November 2022. It is a residential event to allow asset managers and wealth managers to network with peers, interact with our expert speakers and share ideas on the key issues for the future of the investment industry. The 2023 event takes place from November 30 to December 1 at the same venue.
For more information see event.investmentweek.co.uk/leaderssummit2023
#FARM24 scoops prestigious media award
24 Hours in Farming has won the Commercial Partnership of the Year at the prestigious 2023 PPA Awards
Agriculture’s biggest digital campaign, led by Farmers Guardian and supported by Morrisons, showcases the role of British farmers to the general public and their dedication and pride as the nation’s food producers and guardians of the countryside.
Agriculture’s biggest digital campaign, led by Farmers Guardian and supported by Morrisons, showcases the role of British farmers to the general public and their dedication and pride as the nation’s food producers and guardians of the countryside.
Using the hashtag #FARM24, farmers and industry organisations from across the UK take to social media to share what a typical day might look in the journey from field to fork and educate consumers about where their food comes from.
Taking farmers to the masses, the 2022 campaign achieved a reach of 28 million, trending on social media and supported by the Prime Minister, celebrities, athletes, chefs and social media influencers.
The campaign was praised by judges as a truly impressive partnership, raising awareness of the valuable work the agricultural industry does to audiences far and wide.
Claire Corbett joins Arc as Group Chief Financial Officer
London, 22 June 2023, Arc, the global events, data, and media platform backed by investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital, announced today that Claire Corbett will join Arc as its Group Chief Financial Officer.
Claire will play a pivotal role in Arc’s continued growth and her appointment further strengthens Arc’s global leadership team, led in Europe by Jonathon Whiteley and in the Americas by Mary Larkin. Claire succeeds Andy Crow, who joined Arc at inception and will continue to work in an advisory capacity as Claire transitions into the Group.
Simon Foster, Group CEO, said “I am delighted to welcome Claire to Arc. Claire‘s extensive B2B media and M&A experience and expertise in strategic planning will be invaluable as we continue our focus on organic growth and strategic acquisitions, like our recent acquisitions of Marketing in Partnership (MiP) and Low Carbon Agriculture (LCA).
Simon continued, “I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Andy. He came out of retirement to help us lay the foundations for Arc and has been a key partner to me since day one. I am deeply appreciative of everything he’s done to help us get where we are today and would like to thank him personally for his tremendous support.”
Claire Corbett said, “I am delighted to be joining Arc at this exciting point in its growth trajectory. Having previously worked with Simon, I know that this network is built on a genuine desire to serve communities, to help improve the businesses of people in those communities. The concept of the network, the focus on acquisitions in responsible sectors, and teams truly embedded in their communities, is changing the landscape of our industry.”
In her 20 years in the industry, Claire has held key financial leadership roles at All3Media, UBM plc and Informa plc. Most recently, she was CFO of Informa Markets’ EMEA division. She has extensive experience in M&A and business development and earlier served at the UK Competition and Markets Authority. Claire is a qualified accountant and holds a Master of Science in Finance.
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About Arc
Arc is a B2B events, data, and media platform, backed by investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital. Founded to redefine business networking, Arc organises over 150 events a year and operates critical content platforms in HR technology, agriculture and food, financial services and investing and education technology. Arc has over 350 talented colleagues located in the U.S., U.K., Netherlands, and Singapore who focus on seeking out new ways to connect communities, wherever, whenever, or however people need to come together to grow their businesses. For more information, visit www.arc-network.com or find Arc on LinkedIn.
About EagleTree
EagleTree Capital is a leading New York-based middle-market private equity firm that has completed over 40 private equity investments and over 90 add-on transactions over the past 20+ years. EagleTree primarily invests in North America in the following sectors: media and business services, consumer, and water and specialty industrial. For more information, visit www.eagletree.com or find EagleTree on LinkedIn.
Contact
Caitlin Read [email protected]
Arc expands agriculture sector offerings with acquisition of Low Carbon Agriculture
Arc, the global events, data, and media company backed by investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital, announced today it has acquired Renewable Energy Events Ltd., a portfolio of events and media assets serving the sustainable farming sector, which includes Low Carbon Agriculture (LCA).
LCA is comprised of four co-located events, Energy Now Expo, Environmental Business Expo, Farm Technology Expo, and Low Emissions Vehicle Expo. These content-led exhibitions will become a part of Arc’s Agriconnect business, which produces the Farmers Guardian magazine and organises events including LAMMA, Croptec, Future Farming Expo, and Farm Business Innovation. This acquisition adds depth to Arc’s presence in the key sustainability sector in agriculture.
LCA founder, David Jacobmeyer, will work in partnership with Agriconnect to continue developing the event within the farming community as well as providing thought-leadership about renewables, low carbon solutions and environmental best practices.
“We’ve seen tremendous growth and interest in both clean energy and low carbon sectors since we launched our first event in 2010,” commented David Jacobmeyer. “The farming community has a critical role to play in reaching Net Zero, and there is an ever-growing need for farmers and landowners to come together to find ways to boost production sustainably. I am looking forward to both the growth of Low Carbon Agriculture and working closely with Agriconnect to help guide farmers through this huge period of change.”
Nick Ornstien, Managing Director of Agriconnect, added “Agriconnect prides itself on being not just ‘for’ the farming community but ‘of’ the community. Within our own teams, as well as throughout our diverse customer community, we’ve seen increasing interest for information about sustainable practices and plans in farming. That’s why I am so delighted to have LCA become a part of Agriconnect, and I am truly looking forward to partnering with David to continue our focus on this important sector in farming.”
Canson Capital Partners, an Arc founding partner, served as financial adviser on the deal.
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About Arc
Arc is a B2B events, data, and media platform, backed by investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital. Founded to redefine business networking, Arc organises over 150 events a year and operates critical content platforms in HR technology, agriculture and food, financial services and investing and education technology. Arc has over 350 talented colleagues located in the U.S., U.K., Netherlands, and Singapore who focus on seeking out new ways to connect communities, wherever, whenever, or however people need to come together to grow their businesses. For more information, visit www.arc-network.com or find Arc on LinkedIn.
About LCA
Low Carbon Agriculture is designed to help farmers and landowners achieve a profitable and sustainable future through the generation of renewable energy and the implementation of low carbon technologies and best practices. The next event will take place on 6 – 7 March 2024 at the NAEC, Stoneleigh, and has four defined areas to explore: ‘Energy Now Expo’, ‘Environmental Business Expo’, ‘Low-Emission Vehicles Expo’ and ‘Farm Technology Expo.’ For more information visit www.lowcarbonagricultureshow.co.uk.
About EagleTree
EagleTree Capital is a leading New York-based middle-market private equity firm that has completed over 40 private equity investments and over 90 add-on transactions over the past 20+ years. EagleTree primarily invests in North America in the following sectors: media and business services, consumer, and water and specialty industrial. For more information, visit www.eagletree.com or find EagleTree on LinkedIn.
Contact
For more information, contact Caitlin Read [email protected].
Incisive Media has been named AOP B2B digital publisher of the year for a sixth time
Incisive Media took home the honours at the 2023 Association of Online Publishers Awards at London’s Old Billingsgate on Wednesday, June 14.
The publisher was cited by the judges as having a strong focus on its key audiences to deliver membership growth, and for making impressive progress in its quest to make the company a supportive place to work.
Incisive is part of the Arc network, a fast-growing B2B media and events business with global operations across the financial, agriculture, food, sustainability, HR and education sectors. Incisive’s stable of brands includes Investment Week and BusinessGreen.
Incisive has previously won the B2B digital publisher of the year award in 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2020. It is the sole B2B publisher to rack-up six of these awards, and this is its first AOP awards win under the ownership of Arc network.
Arc Europe CEO Jonathon Whiteley said: “This was a triumphant evening for Incisive Media. To win digital publisher of the year for a sixth time demonstrates the consistently innovative and excellent service we deliver for our audiences and customers. It is a tribute to the talent, ingenuity and sheer dedication of the whole team. All in all, we’re in tremendous shape to succeed in today’s challenging and fast-changing publishing environment.”
Incisive won the award against intense competition from fellow B2B behemoths Haymarket Media and William Reed in this hotly-contested blue riband category.
For more information go to www.incisivemedia.com.
Arc expands offerings in financial services sector with acquisition of Marketing in Partnership Ltd
LONDON, 30 May 2023 - Arc, the global events, data, and media platform backed by investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital, announces that it has acquired Marketing in Partnership Ltd (MiP) an events and marketing solutions partner for the asset management industry.
MiP organises the Joint Investment Conference (JIC), Select, and Global Investment Management Summit (GIMS) events, provides marketing solutions, and organises contracted events on behalf of its clients. The acquisition of MiP reinforces Arc’s commitment to the financial services community, as it is complementary to brands in the network, including Professional Adviser, Investment Week, and Global AgInvesting. In addition, the marketing solutions provided by MiP will help strengthen Arc’s full-service marketing agency capability for the UK financial sector, broadening the services offered by Incisive Works, the content and performance marketing agency of Incisive Media.
Helen Wagstaff, co-founder of MiP, said “Arc offers a great springboard for our future growth. The network provides us more opportunities to expand our business, whilst retaining our position as the trusted events and marketing solutions partner for the asset management sector.”
Simon Lodge, co-founder of MiP, added “Increasingly we are working across different territories as clients seek more simplicity and co-ordination of their event and marketing activities. Becoming part of Arc represents a powerful opportunity for MiP to help our clients globally and expand our overall offering.”
Jonathon Whiteley, Arc’s CEO for Europe, said “We are pleased to welcome Helen, Simon, and their team to Arc. MiP is a business I have long admired, and we are particularly looking forward to collaborating and sharing best practices amongst MiP and our leading financial services brands for the benefit of our clients and audiences.”
Simon Foster, Group CEO of Arc, said “This acquisition, together with new products like Investment IQ, underlines our commitment to leadership in serving the financial services community. We look forward to welcoming the MiP team to the network and working with them as we continue our commitment to continually developing our offerings for the sector.”
The deal, which was signed on 19 May, is the seventh acquisition for the Arc network, its fifth in Europe, and third in the financial services sector. Canson Capital Partners, an Arc founding partner, served as financial adviser on the deal.
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Arc
Arc is a B2B events, data, and media platform, backed by investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital. Founded to redefine business networking, Arc organises over 150 events a year and operates critical content platforms in HR technology, agriculture and food, financial services and investing and education technology. Arc has over 300 talented colleagues located in the U.S., U.K., Netherlands, and Singapore who focus on seeking out new ways to connect communities, wherever, whenever, or however people need to come together to grow their businesses. For more information, visit www.arc-network.com or find Arc on LinkedIn.
About MiP
For over 20 years MiP has helped financial services firms communicate with their clients through live conferences, digital events and marketing solutions. MiP’s team of 22 event managers, content specialists, speaker experts and designers work in partnership with clients of all shapes and sizes to generate great results. For more information, visit www.mipagency.com.
EagleTree
EagleTree Capital is a leading New York-based middle-market private equity firm that has completed over 40 private equity investments and over 90 add-on transactions over the past 20+ years. EagleTree primarily invests in North America in the following sectors: media and business services, consumer, and water and specialty industrial. For more information, visit www.eagletree.com or find EagleTree on LinkedIn.
For more information
Contact Caitlin Read [email protected]
Arc network companies, Agriconnect and Incisive Media, receive four shortlist nods at the 2023 AOP Digital Publishing Awards
The Arc network has made the shortlist in four categories at the 2023 AOP Digital Publishing Awards - including employer of the year, for Incisive Media, and best creative solutions/content marketing campaign, for Agriconnect.
The AOP Awards recognise excellence in digital publishing and Incisive Media has strong previous form, including a record five wins in the blue riband B2B publisher category. Continuing this success, the team also is shortlisted for the B2B editor of the year – for Investment Week editor James Baxter-Derrington - B2B, brand of the year for BusinessGreen, and the hotly-contested employer of the year category, which the business previously won in 2021.
Agriconnect made the running in the best creative solutions/content marketing campaign for 24 Hours in Farming, its innovative digital marketing and social media influencer campaign.
Arc network is a fast-growing B2B media and events business with global operations across the financial, agriculture, food, sustainability, HR and education sectors.
Investment Week is a flagship financial brand and is recognised for its engaging editorial style under Baxter-Derrington’s leadership. BusinessGreen celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2022, and is at the beating heart of the green economy. Farmers Guardian, celebrating its 179th birthday in 2023, is the long-established champion of the UK agricultural sector.
Arc’s success on the AOP awards shortlist follows hot on the heels of the 2023 PPA awards shortlist, where the business is cited in a record five categories including B2B editor, brand and event of the year.
“We are delighted for this recognition from our peers,” said Arc CEO, Europe Jonathon Whiteley. “The range of categories we are shortlisted in demonstrates how much we are doing across the business to develop our products for users and clients, and this is a testament to the innovation and hard work of our people.”
For more information about the 2023 AOP Digital Publishing Awards go to www.ukaop.org/digital-publishing-awards
For more information about the shortlisted brands see:
Arc
Arc is a B2B events, data, and media platform, backed by investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital. Founded to redefine business networking, Arc organises over 150 events a year and operates critical content platforms in HR technology, agriculture and food, financial services and investing and education technology. Arc is over 300 talented colleagues located in the U.S., U.K., Netherlands and Singapore that focus on seeking out new ways to connect communities, wherever, whenever, or however people need to come together to grow their businesses. For more information, visit www.arc-network.com or find Arc on LinkedIn.