Special Events Market Tightens: Caribiner Buyout of Envision Could Increase Industry Competition

BOSTON-New England’s meetings and special events market got a little smaller recently when New York-based Caribiner International bought Envision Corp. in Boston.
The new entity, called Envision/Caribiner, combines the existing Boston offices of both shops. The move could provide heightened competition for other local specialty marketing companies, industry executives said. However, some competitors believe the thinning out of the market will mean more business for them in the long run.
“[Caribiner] is going to come in and take some of the business, but every year we’re going to go up against competition.