ROAR B2B
CloserStill Media acquired ROAR B2B, a London-based content-led B2B events and media company founded in 2019 by Duncan Kirk. Acquired portfolio includes Environmental Services & Solutions Expo, Naidex, Contact Centre Expo, Customer Experience Expo and B2B Marketing Live, plus associated content and community platforms. ROAR's flagship ESS Expo draws roughly 15,000 attendees and 700 exhibitors annually. Transaction announced Oct 23, 2026 and described as completed. Deal consideration, stake percentage and implied valuation undisclosed; no value inferred from CloserStill's earlier recapitalization.
- Date
- 2026-10-23
- Sector
- Content & commerce
- Acquirer / investor
- CloserStill Media (Searchlight Capital / Providence Equity-backed)
- Deal type
- Acquisition
- Stake %
- Undisclosed
- Deal value ($M)
- Undisclosed
- Implied valuation ($M)
- Undisclosed
- Value confidence
- Undisclosed
- Status
- Closed
- Term
- Undisclosed
- Last verified
- 2026-10-25
Source: ROAR B2B / CloserStill Media
Deal value and implied valuation are separate measures. Blank financial terms are undisclosed; figures are not inferred. Read the methodology.