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|foundation = 1918 |founder = David Lloyd George |location = London, United Kingdom |key_people = Dame Helen Alexander (Chairman) Tim Cobbold (CEO) |revenue = £746.3 million (2014)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Preliminary Results 2014 )〕 |operating_income = £159.8 million (2014)〔 |net_income = £160.1 million (2014)〔 |industry = Media |products = Exhibitions Marketing services News Distribution |num_employees = 5,500 (2014)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UBM )〕 |homepage = (www.ubm.com ) }} UBM plc is a multinational media company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Its principal operations are live media and business-to-business communications, marketing services and data provision, and it principally serves the technology, healthcare, trade and transport, ingredients and fashion industries. UBM is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. ==History== The history of the companies that now make up UBM stretches back almost two hundred years. UBM businesses still publish many other titles that were launched in the 19th century, including ''Building'' magazine, launched in 1843 by Joseph Hansom, as well as ''Chemist & Druggist''.〔(UBM History )〕 The company was founded in 1918 as United Newspapers〔(UBM: History )〕 by David Lloyd George to acquire the ''Daily Chronicle'' and ''Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper''. In 1929, the company merged with Provincial Newspapers, an owner of regional papers in the north; the next year, it sold its national papers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=United Business Media plc History )〕 The company continued for decades as a regional newspaper publisher, making acquisitions such as ''Yorkshire Post Newspapers'' in 1969.〔 It acquired PR Newswire in 1982.〔 In 1985, it bought Express Newspapers and continued to publish the ''Daily Express'' for some 15 years.〔 It changed its name to United News & Media in 1995,〔 sold its regional papers in 1998, and bought CMP Media in 1999 for $920 million.〔 In 2000, it sold the ''Daily Express'' to Richard Desmond and adopted the name of United Business Media. It went on to acquire Commonwealth Business Media for $152 million in 2006.〔(United Business Media buys Commonwealth Business Media for $152 million )〕 In 2008, UBM moved its tax headquarters to Ireland, but in 2012, the company announced its intent to move its tax base back to the United Kingdom.〔("UBM plans to move tax base back to UK" ), ''The Guardian'', 18 October 18, 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2013.〕 In 2012, PA Group, the parent company of the Press Association, sold its 50% stake in Canada Newswire to joint venture partner UBM for £30.1 million.〔("PA Group sells stake in Canada Newswire to UBM for £30.1m" ), ''The Guardian'', 1 November 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2013.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「UBM plc」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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