ADVANCE APPOINTS SAMUEL POWERS CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

New York, NY – July 23, 2024 – Advance, a private, family-held business that owns and invests in a broad range of companies across media, entertainment, communications, technology and education, announced today that Samuel Powers, Global Head of Technology, Media & Telecom Investment Banking at Bank of America, will join the company later this year as Chief Development Officer.

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Kathleen Dill
ADVANCE COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF THE IRONMAN GROUP

Today Advance announced it has completed its acquisition of The IRONMAN Group from Wanda Sports Group. The transaction was first announced on March 26, 2020. Orkila Capital, a growth equity firm focused on investments in the media, entertainment and consumer sectors, partnered with Advance as a co-investor in the transaction.

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Naomi Tudhope
ADVANCE TO ACQUIRE STAGE ENTERTAINMENT FROM CVC FUND VI AND JOOP VAN DEN ENDE

Stage Entertainment is one of the world's largest theatre producers and owners, operating 20 theatres and partnering with world-renowned creative talent to produce shows attended by over seven million visitors annually. The company entertains audiences in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Leading titles include Disney's The Lion King and AladdinMamma Mia!Mary PoppinsAnastasia and Tina: the Tina Turner Musical. Stage Entertainment employs more than 3,000 people worldwide.

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Kathleen Dill
ADVANCE ANNOUNCES CFO SUCCESSION

Advance Publications Inc. ("Advance") announced today that Oren Klein will succeed Tom Summer in the role of Chief Financial Officer effective October 1, 2018.  Summer, who had previously announced his plans to retire, will remain at Advance full-time through the end of 2018, and then assume the role of Senior Advisor.

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Kathleen Dill
ADVANCE APPOINTS JANINE MCGRATH SHELFFO CHIEF STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Advance Publications Inc. ('Advance') announced today that Janine McGrath Shelffo, Co-Head of Technology, Media and Telecom – Americas at UBS Investment Bank, will join the company later this year in the new position of Chief Strategy and Development Officer.  Shelffo will be charged with spearheading corporate strategy and leading a multi-billion dollar capital deployment program to accelerate diversification into new growth areas for Advance, and to strengthen the company's existing businesses through acquisitions, investments and partnerships.


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Kathleen Dill