Commonwealth Business Media is a subsidiary of
United Business Media plc (UBM). UBM is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world’s buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print, and with the information they need to do business successfully. UBM has two principal areas of business activity:
- PR Newswire, a global leader in news distribution
- CMP & Commonwealth, bringing B2B buyers and sellers together through events, publications, online media and business information
We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery dealers, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 5,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. We aim to deliver strong financial returns to shareholders by driving operational efficiency, building our businesses organically and through appropriate acquisitions.
UBM is listed on the London Stock Exchange (UBM.L). In 2006 our continuing businesses generated revenues of almost £740m with continuing operating profit of £137m.