Apollo funds complete acquisition of Emerald for $5.03/share; stock delisted from NYSE

Emerald Holding, Inc.

Emerald stockholders receive $5.03 per share in cash; stock ceases trading on NYSE.
Hervé Sedky transitions to senior advisor; Paul Miller (Questex CEO) becomes CEO of combined company.
Combined company appoints new executive leadership team including CFO, COO, CCO, CTO, and Chief Legal Officer.
Apollo funds also acquire Questex, creating a scaled B2B experiential events and media platform.
The two companies will be fully integrated over coming months.

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Role change

Hervé Sedky

President and Chief Executive Officer

EEX · Emerald Holding, Inc.

Successor: Paul Miller
Filed: July 14, 2026, 4:39 PM ET

Effective upon the closing of the Transaction, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Hervé Sedky, will transition from his current role to serve as a senior advisor to the combined company of Emerald and Questex, LLC (“Questex”)

Appointed

Paul Miller

Chief Executive Officer

EEX · Emerald Holding, Inc.

Filed: July 14, 2026, 4:39 PM ET

Paul Miller, current Chief Executive Officer of Questex, will lead the combined company as Chief Executive Officer.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Hervé Sedky changed role as President and Chief Executive Officer at Emerald Holding, Inc..

Action: transition
Role: President and Chief Executive Officer

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Effective upon the closing of the Transaction, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Hervé Sedky, will transition from his current role to serve as a senior advisor to the combined company of Emerald and Questex, LLC (“Questex”)

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Paul Miller was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Emerald Holding, Inc..

Action: will lead
Role: Chief Executive Officer

Exact text from the filing

Paul Miller, current Chief Executive Officer of Questex, will lead the combined company as Chief Executive Officer.

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