A semester above expectations and, despite the impact of the war in Iran on the exhibitions organized in the Middle East, a year-end target higher than declared, with guidance between 293 and 298 million in revenues and 80-83 million in Ebitda.
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Italian Exhibition Group closed the first six months of the year with revenues up 9% compared to the same period in 2025, at 162.8 million and a 22% jump in Ebitda, which reached 47.8 million, with a net result of 22.7 million (+34%), also thanks to the effect of a calendar enriched by five new fairs.
Furthermore, at the end of the semester “we have already sold 100% of the target square meters for the current year,” explains CEO Corrado Peraboni, who also highlights the stock performance, which grew by 93% in the first quarter of the current year, “confirming the renewed interest of the financial world in the trade fair sector and the credibility of our development plan,” he adds. The group’s capitalization (which includes the Rimini and Vicenza districts) also increases, surpassing half a billion for the first time.
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“We are keeping faith with the Industrial Plan, which aimed both to strengthen our ability to launch new events and to increase scouting activities to bring new events hosted in our districts,” says the CEO. Among the new events launched this year, we recall Bex (on space economy), which will be held in Rimini at the end of September, and Ssec (solar energy and storage) also at the end of September in the Vicenza district, as well as Aura, dedicated to luxury tourism, which will be held in Florence and is recording excellent booking feedback. On the side of hosted events (about 2% of revenues), Peraboni mentions two events organized by foreign groups, including the British giant Informa, which in 2027 will bring Growtech (agricultural innovation) to Rimini.
The group raised the targets for the current year despite the war in Iran, which impacted the three events that Ieg organizes in Dubai: one (My Plant and Garden) was canceled, the other two (dedicated to the fitness and jewelry sectors) are currently confirmed but will probably have lower numbers than in the past and compared to budget forecasts. “We expected revenues of 5 million from these events, with a margin above 2 million – explains Peraboni -. Fortunately, the results well beyond expectations of all our other activities more than compensated for the decline in the Middle East, so it was possible to raise the guidance for 2026.”
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