DeHavilland
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| Industry | Publishing, Public Affairs |
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| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
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Key people
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Adam Afriyie (Founder), William Bracken (Co-Founder) |
| Parent | Ascential Group |
| Website | www1.dehavilland.co.uk |
DeHavilland Information Services Ltd is a British media company that provides political monitoring services for public affairs professionals. The company was founded in 1998 by Conservative MP Adam Afriyie but is today owned by business-to-business publishing company Ascential Group.
DeHavilland Global Knowledge Distribution PLC was set up in 1998 by Adam Afriyie and William Bracken. The business was initially funded using profits from Mr Afriyie's previous successful business venture, IT solutions firm Connect Support Services Ltd.
Based in a small office in Victoria, London, the service was set up to offer a tailored stream of information and analysis covering the latest developments in UK politics, designed to assist public affairs professionals in achieving their campaigning objectives.
Later moving to Canary Wharf in December 1998, the company initially provided both a news service entitled DirectNews and a core monitoring product entitled Public Affairs Briefing.
Mr Afriyie sold his 72 per cent stake in DeHavilland to publishing, information and events business EMAP in July 2005 for a reported £13m. He would later go on to become Conservative MP for Windsor (UK Parliament constituency).
Immediately prior to the sale the news division was separated out to become a standalone company, Adfero Ltd. Adfero was later rebranded as content marketing agency Axonn Media.
Having previously been listed on the FTSE 100 Index, EMAP was bought by Apax and Guardian Media Group in 2008.
In 2010, a London-and-Brussels-based sister service, DeHavilland EU, was created.
EMAP was rebranded to Top Right Group in 2012, and DeHavilland became part of the company's 4C information services division.
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