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Meet Piers Bearne

Founder

Co-founding, scaling, and transacting B2B events and media businesses, with 30+ years of operating and M&A experience.

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About Piers Bearne

More than 30 years’ experience in media, including as MD of Terrapinn and founding CEO of Clarion Conferences. He has co-founded and sold four events and media businesses and led over 25 buy-side and sell-side transactions.

Specialisms

• B2B events

• M&A advisory

Career Highlights

• Founding CEO of Clarion Conferences and MD of Terrapinn.

• Co-founded and sold four events and media businesses.

• Led over 25 buy-side and sell-side transactions across the media sector.

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Articles, reports, and events to help media, events & data founders grow, scale, and exit with confidence.

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