Active Interest Media sells Show Management to London firm

BOULDER —  Active Interest Media on Thursday said it has sold its Show Management division to Informa, a London-based publishing and events company.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Founded in 1976, Show Management was purchased by Boulder-based Active Interest Media in 2006. Show Management is best known for putting on boat shows in Florida, including the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Yachts Miami Beach, Palm Beach International Boat Show, St. Petersburg Power & Sailboat Show and Suncoast Boat Show.

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Coinciding with the sale, AIM founder Efrem “Skip” Zimbalist III is retiring as chief executive of Show Management, though he will continue as nonexecutive chairman of Active Interest Media.

Andrew Clurman, AIM’s president and chief executive, said the sale of Show Management is part of AIM’s long-term strategic plan to accelerate our growth.

“AIM will reinvest the proceeds from this sale to grow our digital video, online education, marketing services, and events in our other verticals,” he said in a prepared statement.”  

Active Interest Media produces consumer and trade events, websites, magazines, films and TV shows that reach 36 million readers, fans, and attendees in 85 countries.

AIM was founded in 2003 by Zimbalist and Wind Point Partners, a private-equity investment firm based in Chicago.