On August 12, 2025, Emerald Holding, Inc. (NYSE: EEX) has acquired 100% of the equity interest in Generis Group, a Toronto-based leader in B2B executive summits, further expanding Emerald’s portfolio of executive-level events across the U.S. and Europe. The acquisition integrates Generis’ insight-led, one-to-one meeting formats - renowned for exceptional customer satisfaction and measurable business impact - into Emerald’s offerings. Founded in 2014 by Francesco Scalzo, Jason Cheddie, and Nadim Allidina, Generis hosts eleven annual summits in the U.S. and six in Europe, engaging senior leaders from sectors such as supply chain, manufacturing, packaging, digital transformation, and life sciences. Generis’ model, anchored in curated content, expert-led panels, and a proprietary matchmaking platform, has driven consistent growth and strong client retention. With this acquisition, Emerald will now host more than 50 executive summits annually, reinforcing its leadership in the executive events space.

The transaction value was not disclosed.

Generis was advised by Bennett Jones on Canadian law aspects, and by GÖRG on all German law aspects, including contract drafting and due diligence, with a team led by Hamburg-based M&A partner Prof Dr Stephan R. Göthel.