Ascential buys ad awards owner Effie for undisclosed sum
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Events organiser Ascential said it had signed a deal to buy the commercial assets of advertising awards owner Effie for an undisclosed sum.
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Effie will join Ascential's LIONS Division, which runs the Cannes Lions event - known as the Oscars of the ad business.
The deal comes two weeks after sector giant Informa said it was buying rival Ascential for £1.16bn.
Reporting by Frank Prenesti for Sharecast.com