Endeavor Business Media acquires 14 activities in the residential sector

CHICAGO — Endeavor Business Media Acquires 14 events, 7 publications and digital portfolio for the residential construction industry Scranton Gillette Communications.

In the acquired events portfolio, Endeavor now has eight conferences – Women in Residential Construction, Women in Design + Construction, Extreme Lead Generation, Extreme Sales Summit and Pro Connect, a series of four hosted buyer events.

The acquisition also includes six model housing events, including the “Show Village” and “Model Renovation,” “House Built with Blues,” and “Sustainable Healthy Homes” events.

“We first started talking about acquiring these assets after we acquired the Infrastructure and Water Group from Scranton Gillette in 2022, but at the time we had just completed a number of acquisitions and needed to focus on integration. However, I have been keeping an eye on them as potential acquisition targets since then,” he said Chris Ferrell, CEO of Endeavour Business Media. “Last year, our M&A focus was on efforts to grow our research and data capabilities. This year we were rethinking how to grow our events business, and we returned to Scranton Gillette. This transaction helps us grow our events business, double the size of our Building and Construction group, and expand the group’s coverage to include residential construction companies. We knew the level of talent and experience that joined us two years ago when we acquired Scranton Gillette, and we knew we would likely experience the same feeling with the teams working for these brands. It made sense on so many levels.”

The brands and seven publications will join Endeavor’s Architecture & Construction Group, which includes more than 15 brands serving engineers, contractors, designers and architects. As part of the acquisition, more than 30 Scranton Gillette employees will join the Endeavor team.

Nick Curci of Enterprise Solutions served as exclusive advisor to Scranton Gillette Communications in arranging, structuring and negotiating the transaction.

“This is a very strategic acquisition for Endeavour Business Media that will further enhance its existing architecture portfolio. The addition of these events, publications and digital assets, along with an experienced team, will help Endeavour achieve even greater success under the Endeavour banner,” said Curci.