Ibc Group Plc - U.IBC- Profile

International Business Communications supplies information to commerce and the professions through newsletters, magazines, books, directories, conferences, seminars and electronic data services throughout the world. The group serves over 150,000 clients though 32 companies in 12 countries. During the year the company acquired Mobile Communications International and W2 which is based in the US and provides information on global demographics. Financial/tax conferences and events accounted for 26% of 1997 revenues; IT/telecommunications newsletteres, 21%; legal/corporate electonic data, 20%; biomedical/pharmaceutical magazines, 12%; energy, 9%; commodities, 6% and other, 6%. TELECOMMUNICATIONS,.stConferences accounted for 83% of 1996 revenues and publishing, 17%.