Pelican Events Acquired By Mclean Events International Completing Family Of Hotec Business Forums
Hi Design Continues As Part Of Atticus Events
The acquisition of Pelican Events Ltd by McLean Events International Ltd was completed on Thursday 1 March 2007.
UK based McLean and Pelican have been partners for the last six years in their joint ownership and operation of the well-known family of four HOTEC Business Meetings Forums: HOTEC Europe and HOTEC North America have been owned and run by McLean for eight and three years respectively; HOTEC ASIA has been jointly owned by Pelican and McLean, but run by Pelican for the last six years, whilst HOTEC MIDDLE EAST has been owned and run by Pelican for three years.
In January 2007, McLean Events International was itself acquired by Questex Media Group Inc. from Boston, U.S.A. It now operates as a subsidiary of Questex and continues to be headed by Noor Kassam.
Noor Kassam, CEO of McLean Events International said, ‘’Being part of the Questex group will allow us to further develop the HOTEC brand globally and the acquisition of Pelican Events will strengthen our group. We are delighted that Jonathan Needs, James Burke and their team will stay on the management team on an ongoing contract to continue to build on what are already two very successful events.’’
HOTEC joins Questex's HotelWorld Network of leading hotel and hospitality media and events including Hotel & Motel Management, Hotel Design and Luxury Hotelier magazines, HotelWorld Expo and the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF).
The one forum in the Pelican stable not acquired by McLean is HI DESIGN EMEA – the event launched last year in Stockholm for the Hospitality Interior Design sector. HI DESIGN will continue as part of Atticus Events Ltd, the newly formed company of Pelican’s previous owners Jonathan Needs and James Burke.
In addition to owning and running HI DESIGN, Atticus Events have agreed a management contract with McLean Events to continue to run HOTEC Middle East and Asia events. The next to take place will be HOTEC Middle East in Jordan from 18-20 March.
Both Needs and Burke assure that, despite these changes in ownership/management, delegates attending any of these three events, will experience little affect and that essentially it is 'business as usual'.
About McLean Events International, Ltd | Founded in 1996, McLean Events is a pioneer and leader in the high-growth appointment-based event business. The company currently produces its highly successful series of 13 branded events throughout the U.K., Europe, Middle East, North America and Asia, serving four primary industry sectors. McLean Events was established in 1996 to develop a platform for buyers and suppliers to meet and "talk business" through a unique series of specialized business-to-business meeting forums across a range of industry sectors. The company produces its highly successful series of 13 branded events throughout the U.K., Europe, Middle East, North America and Asia, serving four primary industry sectors: Hotel Design & Management; Spa & Beauty; Meetings, Conference & Incentive; Health & Fitness. The company is headquartered in Kingston, U.K. For more detailed information on McLean Events International, please refer to the company's website at .
About Pelican Events Ltd | Pelican was formed in 2000 by Jonathan Needs and James Burke. Due to close ties with the McLean directors, Jonathan and James agreed a deal to launch in partnership the first HOTEC Asia forum in 2001, swiftly followed by SIBEC Asia in 2002 on the same basis. Due to the success of both events and the HOTEC event in Europe, they launched HOTEC Middle East in 2004 to serve the rapidly growing Middle East hotel industry. HI DESIGN became their fourth forum in June 2006, and will be run for the second time in April in Berlin by their new company Atticus Events Ltd.
About Questex Media Group, Inc. | Questex Media Group, Inc. is a global, diversified business-to-business integrated media provider, headquartered in Newton MA. Questex serves multiple industries including technology, travel, beauty, spa, entertainment, industrial and specialty services markets through a range of well established, market-leading publications, digital media, events and information services. The company's business includes 25 trade publications, 35 conferences and tradeshows, over 45 online media brands as well as branded strategic advisory services, research, data, marketing services and databases. Questex has more than 400 staff in offices throughout North America, Latin America, Asia, and Europe. For more information, please refer to the company's website at .
