It's a kind of magic…
It’s a kind of magic… Stephanie Selesnick catches up with former Advanstar CEO Joe Loggia. In 2014, the largest deal of the year was UBM acquiring Advanstar for US$972m. Advanstar was led at the time by Joe Loggia and, after a year or so of helping with the transition, he left the company. At that time, Advanstar owned and operated fashion tradeshows including MAGIC, WWD MAGIC, FN Platform and Coterie and a number of other show divisions. This was the second transaction Joe led Advanstar Inc. through as CEO. Before entering the world of exhibitions and leading MAGIC and other expos to...