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The Philosophical Magazine, now published by Informa's Taylor & Francis division, is produced by Richard Taylor.

Richard Taylor, a publisher and Dr. William Francis, a chemist join forces to create the Taylor & Francis publishing company.

The Institute for International Research (IIR) is founded. Initially producing newsletters and then specialist conferences, which are now part of Informa Connect.

Informa is formed with the merger of IBC Group plc and Lloyd's of London Press.

Informa and academic publisher Taylor & Francis agree an independent merger.

Informa acquires IIR Holdings and becomes the world's largest publicly-owned event, conference and training business with a presence in the Middle East.

Informa acquires Datamonitor, a publicly listed provider of business information.

Informa expands exhibitions business by acquiring Canadian exhibitions business MMPI.

Informa acquires a stake in Baiwen, organiser of China Beauty Expo, expanding its exhibitions and Asia presence.

Informa launches GAP 1 - the 2014-2017 Growth Acceleration Plan, reorganising into four operating divisions and refocusing on markets.

Informa acquires US exhibitions organisers Virgo and Hanley Wood, strengthening the Exhibitions business.

Informa becomes a member of the FTSE 100 and completes a £1.2bn acquisition of US-based Penton Information Services. Walk the World charity initiative launches.

Informa expands in the international yachting market through the purchase of YPI, a Florida-based exhibitions business.

Informa acquires global events company UBM to create a leading B2B information services group and launches an Accelerated Integration Plan.

Informa updates its Group brand identity, creates Informa Tech, and implements the Accelerated Integration Plan.

Informa launches FasterForward to become more sustainable, and launches Omdia for tech data and research products. F1000 Research joins Taylor & Francis.

Informa is ranked top for sustainability by Dow Jones Index. Launches GAP 2, the 2021-2024 Growth Acceleration Plan, and launches Curinos, a retail banking intelligence brand.

As part of GAP 2, Informa divests its portfolio of Intelligence businesses including Lloyd’s List, Citeline, and EPFR.

Informa expands its B2B portfolio by acquiring Tarsus, Winsight, and HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition.

In January 2024, Informa reaches an agreement to combine its Informa Tech digital businesses with TechTarget to serve B2B customers digitally.

Informa creates new businesses, Informa Festivals focused on experience-led events, and Informa TechTarget, a NASDAQ-listed B2B digital services company.