Tarsus Group & E.J. Krause & Associates Expand Mexican Joint Venture

September 12, 2017

U.K.-based Tarsus Group, the international business-to-business media group, and international trade show organizer D.C.-based E.J. Krause & Associates, have agreed to expand the terms of their 50 percent owned joint venture (the “JV”) in Mexico, to include EJK and Tarsus now owning all EJK Mexico’s event portfolio through the expanded EJK TARSUS JV.

This strengthened EJK Tarsus JV will accelerate continued growth through new launches, JVs, and continued brand replication throughout the Mexican marketplace.

"Mexico remains a large and fast-growing market,” said Douglas Emslie, Tarsus Group managing director. “This agreement enables Tarsus to acquire a 50-percent stake in the remaining EJ Krause portfolio in Mexico – building on our successful relationship over the last four years.”

The EJK TARSUS JV was established in 2013, initially holding two leading events in Mexico: Plastimagen (plastics industry) and Expo Manufactura (metalworking/ manufacturing).

These events have delivered strong growth since the formation of the JV; Expo Manufactura achieved a record performance in February 2017 and bookings for Plastimagen (November 2017) are well ahead of previous editions.

"I am excited to grow this leading Mexican event portfolio and we will continue to launch collaborative replications of Tarsus' brands in Mexico, following the successful replications to date,” said Ned Krause, E.J. Krause & Associates, CEO.

He added, “We see this partnership as a vehicle to expand our position in the rapidly growing Mexican marketplace. We are excited to build on the success of our existing relationship with Tarsus. Together we can continue to develop new events, expand our footprint and be a formidable force in the market.”

In this latest agreement, the EJK TARSUS JV gains nine further events in Mexico from EJK.

These new events include industry leading shows, such as Mexico Wind Power (energy), Green Expo (environmental energy and waste), EBIO (beauty and cosmetics) and Expo Produccion (textiles).

This transaction will result in the JV being the largest international exhibition company in Mexico, a relatively fragmented but high growth emerging market, with both domestic and international growth angles.

The JV also provides a platform for Tarsus to continue to launch new replications in Mexico, drawing on Tarsus' existing major brands, which has already seen the successful launch of GESS (launched 2015) and Airport Solutions (2017) brands into Mexico with EJK.

EJK has been one of the major international organizers in Mexico for the past 25 years and also is one of the largest privately held exhibition companies in the world.

Headquartered in the U.S., EJK creates globally recognized brand leading events. EJK has a growing portfolio of more than 40 events in 14 different industries.

Together through this expanded JV, EJK and Tarsus will be able to grow their footprint throughout the Mexican market.

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