Cvent Community LEX (2024)

FAQs

Who bought Cvent Inc? ›

Previously a public company, Cvent was acquired by investment firm Blackstone Inc. for $4.6 billion in June 2023.

Other important factors to consider when researching alternatives to Cvent include reporting features and customer service. The best overall Cvent alternative is vFairs. Other similar apps like Cvent are Whova, PheedLoop, Eventzilla, and InEvent.

3 Make your event live. After closing out of the live preview, from the left-hand navigation, click Overview. In the Go live section under the "Event app isn't live yet" text, click Go live. Review your settings and click Go live again to publish your Event App.

It is easy to use and to keep track of lists. Registration is a breeze once set up and it is very easy to collect data and payment. The customer service is great and they are very helpful and responsive. Cvent is a great tool when you have lots of small events that need different lists to manage.

The acquisition of Cvent by Blackstone is indicative of the private equity firm's belief that the industry will continue to grow and expand in the coming years, and that technology will play an increasingly important role in driving this growth.

(“Cvent”), an industry-leading meetings, events and hospitality technology provider, today announced the completion of its acquisition by an affiliate of private equity funds managed by Blackstone ("Blackstone") for $8.50 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $4.6 billion.

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How do I create a waitlist on Cvent? ›

In your event, you have the ability to save or publish your edits in the Site Designer. "Save" allows you to save your edits to your site's Version History and come back to make more changes later, while "Publish" will actually push your edits live so that invitees can now see them while viewing the site.

the biggest weakness is the inability to customize certain aspects of the platforms based on our needs, instead we have to create multiple registration types and paths.

The Cvent Supplier Network is free for any planner to use but some organizations choose to purchase upgraded functionality. Any venue can be listed on the tool for free, but some venues pay an additional fee for increased exposure to planners.

About Cvent

Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with 4,800+ employees and ~22,000 customers worldwide as of December 31, 2023.

Upon acquisition, Vista merged Cvent with Lanyon Solutions, a leading provider of cloud-based software for managing corporate meetings, events and travel programs, and existing Vista portfolio company.

We're thrilled to embark on this partnership, bringing Blackstone's scale and resources to further accelerate Rover's growth and innovation, and enhance Rover's strong value proposition relative to alternatives.” Goldman Sachs & Co.

Upon completion of the transaction, Cvent's common stock will no longer be publicly listed, and Cvent will become a privately held company. Blackstone has received a fully committed $1.0 billion credit facility as part of the financing of this transaction.

Lanyon is now part of Cvent!

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