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………… .. informa Informa PLC Press Release 7 December 2021 2021-2024 Growth Acceleration Plan II New Informa : Accelerated growth and portfolio focus Informa ( LSE : INF.L ) , the international B2B Markets , Knowledge Services and Business Intelligence Group will today outline its 2021-2024 Growth Acceleration Plan ( " GAP II " ) at a Capital Markets Day in London . Stephen A. Carter , Group Chief Executive , Informa PLC , said : " Today we are announcing Informa's growth and acceleration plan for the next three years , which commits the Group to faster growth and increased investment in the two markets where we have leading brands and leadership positions of scale : Academic Markets and B2B Markets . " He added : " As part of this investment and growth strategy we are starting a process to divest our portfolio of high quality , high performing brands in Informa Intelligence , thereby unlocking value and providing the funds to further strengthen our position in our two growth markets . " He concluded : " By concentrating on these growth markets , we will expand our Academic and Events businesses at pace through focused investment , accelerated digital growth and targeted acquisitions . " 2021-2024 GAP II Informa is announcing a three - year programme with the ambition to create a more focused , higher growth business . Our ambition is to return Group revenues above 2019 levels ( rebased for divestments ) by the end of GAP II in 2024 , whilst returning significant capital to shareholders in 2022 . The GAP II programme will prioritise the following six areas : 1 . Portfolio Focus : Informa will focus and accelerate its investment and efforts on the two markets where it has leadership positions of scale and which offer attractive opportunities for further growth and expansion : Academic Markets & Knowledge Services ( Taylor & Francis ) and B2B Markets & Digital Services ( Informa Markets , Informa Connect , Informa Tech ) . The Group plans to divest Informa Intelligence which , although smaller in the context of the Group , has been transformed into a high - quality , high - performing and high - value portfolio of brands through targeted GAP I investment . Divestment will unlock the full extent of this value , providing funds to accelerate investment and expansion in our two businesses with scale leadership positions . 1 2. Digital and Data : Our strategy of Market Specialisation continues to build depth in our chosen specialist markets and subject categories . In Academic Markets , we will further expand our position in Open Research , strengthening our service offering and extending our customer reach to double underlying growth to 4 % + by 2024 . In B2B Markets , we will accelerate growth through the continued return of B2B Events and further expansion in B2B Market Access , including accelerating the rollout of Smart Events services , expanding in Audience Development ( content - led lead generation programs , increasingly differentiated by data segmentation ) and building a position in B2B Digital Demand Generation ( data analytics that provide intent - based , qualified B2B buyers and sales prospects ) . This range of Digital Services expands our addressable market , providing access to broader customer budgets and additional opportunities for growth . Data lies at the heart of all these GAP II growth plans and is underpinned through our continued investment in our proprietary B2B customer data and analytics engine , IIRIS . Informa PLC | 2021-2024 Growth Acceleration Plan II informa.com