GL Events Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1978

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 5,650

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • GLO

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 40

  • Share Price
  • $19.71
  • (As of Friday Closing)

GL Events General Information

Description

GL Events is a France-based company engaged in providing integrated solutions and services for events operating across various market segments like conventions, conferences, congresses, cultural, sports and political events, trade shows, and consumer fairs. It has three business divisions namely GL events Live's expertise covers the complete range of business specialisations and services for corporate, institutional and sports events from consulting and design to producing the event. GL events Exhibitions manages and coordinates the group's portfolio of more than 300 proprietary trade fairs covering a wide range of sectors like food industry, culture, textiles, manufacturing. GL events Venues manages a network of 40 venues in France and international destinations.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Générale Location
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Corporate Backed or Acquired
Corporate Office
  • 59 Quai Rambaud
  • 69002 Lyon
  • France
+33 04
Primary Industry
Other Commercial Services
Other Industries
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Stock Exchange
PAR
Corporate Office
  • 59 Quai Rambaud
  • 69002 Lyon
  • France
+33 04

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GL Events Stock Performance

As of 24-Jan-2025, GL Events’s stock price is $19.71. Its current market cap is $578M with 29.4M shares.

(As of Friday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$19.71 $18.90 $15.83 - $25.48 $578M 29.4M 17K $2.50

GL Events Financials Summary

As of 30-Jun-2024, GL Events has a trailing 12-month revenue of $1.68B.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 30-Jun-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022 FY 2021 31-Dec-2021
EV 1,790,307 1,964,862 1,774,674 2,120,736
Revenue 1,679,986 1,535,744 1,377,535 876,369
EBITDA 615,913 595,889 422,114 193,652
Net Income 73,044 64,869 55,411 17,913
Total Assets 3,416,830 3,364,900 3,219,754 3,198,821
Total Debt 1,734,794 1,708,720 1,746,497 1,871,987
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GL Events Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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Post-Val Status Debt

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GL Events Comparisons

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Employees
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Post Valuation
Last
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GL Events is a France-based company engaged in providing integrated solutions and services for events operating across v
Other Commercial Services
Lyon, France
5,650 As of 2023

London, United Kingdom
 

London, United Kingdom
 
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GL Events Competitors (23)

One of GL Events’s 23 competitors is Tarsus Group, a Formerly PE-Backed company based in London, United Kingdom.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Tarsus Group Formerly PE-Backed London, United Kingdom
Hyve Group Private Equity-Backed London, United Kingdom
MC 2 Formerly PE-Backed Paramus, NJ
Opus Agency Private Equity-Backed Beaverton, OR
The Expo Group Private Equity-Backed Irving, TX
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GL Events Patents

GL Events Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
FR-3113110-A1 Air transport system for the building's ventilation network comprising a multiple-skin device Inactive 29-Jul-2020

GL Events Signals

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GL Events Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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GL Events Investments & Acquisitions (40)

GL Events’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Première Vision. The deal was made on 08-Feb-2023.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Première Vision 08-Feb-2023 Merger/Acquisition Accessories
Locabri 01-Jan-2023 Merger/Acquisition Other Commercial Products
popmii 12-Oct-2022 Early Stage VC Media and Information Services (B2B)
Field & Lawn 01-May-2022 Merger/Acquisition Other Commercial Services
Creatifs 31-Dec-2021 Merger/Acquisition Media and Information Services (B2B)
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GL Events ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated May, 16, 2024

19.74 | Low Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

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0-10

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10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

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40+

Exposure

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Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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Subindustry

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GL Events Exits (5)

GL Events’s most recent exit was on 21-Mar-2017 from Agence CCC. The exit was categorized as .

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Agence CCC 21-Mar-2017 Completed
Sodes 01-Sep-2008 Completed
Turin Exhibition Park 10-Jul-2007 Completed
Europa Organisation 01-Jan-2007 Completed
ISF Event 13-Jun-2000 Merger/Acquisition Completed
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Affiliates

Subsidiaries (42)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Gl Events Exhibitions Industrie Casseneuil, France 2019
Societe D'exploitation Du Centre D'expositions Et De Congres Anzin, France 2015
Pv Corporate Lyon Eme, France 2014
Toulouse Evenements Aussonne, France 2012
Welcome Tomorrow Sao Paulo, Brazil 2012
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GL Events FAQs

  • When was GL Events founded?

    GL Events was founded in 1978.

  • Where is GL Events headquartered?

    GL Events is headquartered in Lyon, France.

  • What is the size of GL Events?

    GL Events has 5,650 total employees.

  • What industry is GL Events in?

    GL Events’s primary industry is Other Commercial Services.

  • Is GL Events a private or public company?

    GL Events is a Public company.

  • What is GL Events’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for GL Events is GLO.

  • What is the current stock price of GL Events?

    As of 24-Jan-2025 the stock price of GL Events is $19.71.

  • What is the current market cap of GL Events?

    The current market capitalization of GL Events is $578M.

  • What is GL Events’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for GL Events is $1.68B.

  • Who are GL Events’s competitors?

    Tarsus Group, Hyve Group, MC 2, Opus Agency, and The Expo Group are some of the 23 competitors of GL Events.

  • What is GL Events’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    GL Events’s EPS for 12 months was $2.50.

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