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Neal Patton

Neal Patton has been in the U.S. Trade Show industry for more than thirty years, having joined The Portman Companies, former owner of AmericasMart, as Assistant General Counsel in 1986. Working initially with the Portman family’s architecture, real estate development, and property management companies, Neal subsequently took on responsibility for the legal affairs of the Atlanta Market Center, and in 1994, became General Counsel of the renamed company, AmericasMart. He assisted in taking that company public a year later and served as Corporate Secretary until the merger of AmericasMart with ANDMORE in 2018.

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Karen Olson​

Karen Olson has a more than 25-year career in B2B marketing and business strategy. She has been with ANDMORE since its inception in 2011, working in various evolving and expanding roles from marketing for High Point, as well as its expansion into Las Vegas in 2011, and Atlanta in 2018. She has also been integrally involved in development of ANDMORE’s digital strategy. Prior to ANDMORE, Karen spent several years working in the tradeshow and publishing industry in Massachusetts, as well as several years at advertising and PR agencies.

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Bill Lacey

Prior to ANDMORE, Bill has had extensive experience in executive leadership roles in a variety of industries. He was Executive Vice President and CFO of GSE Holdings, Inc (NYSE:GSE) from 2011 to 2013. He spent 8 years with Animal Health International (NASDAQ: AHII) as SVP and CFO. Prior to that he held CFO positions at Rawlings Sporting Good Company (NASDAQ: RAWL), Collins Signs, and Pak-Lite.

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Video: The IMC & AMC Merger

CEO Bob Maricich addresses some of the industry’s questions about the recently announced merger between International Market Centers and Atlanta Market Center.

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Blackstone Completes Acquisition of International Market Centers, Inc.

HIGH POINT, NC / LAS VEGAS, NV – Tuesday, September 26, 2017 – Blackstone announced today that funds managed by Blackstone Real Estate Partners and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities completed the previously announced acquisition of International Market Centers, Inc. (“IMC”), the world’s largest owner and operator of premier showroom space for the furnishings, home decor and gift industries, from Bain Capital Private Equity, L.P. and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. Fireside Investments also partnered with Blackstone on the acquisition.

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Blackstone to Acquire International Market Centers, Inc.

Blackstone announced today that funds managed by Blackstone Real Estate Partners and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities entered into a definitive agreement to acquire International Market Centers, Inc. (“IMC”), the world’s largest owner and operator of premier showroom space for the furnishings, home decor and gift industries, from Bain Capital Private Equity, LP and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. Fireside Investments is also expected to partner with Blackstone in the acquisition. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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