APN Outdoor was founded by APN News & Media in 2004 when it consolidated the operations of its acquired outdoor ad firms Cody, Australian Posters and Buspak.[1][2]
In 2011, APN News & Media sold half the business to Quadrant Private Equity, and in 2015 sold the other half.[3] This severed business links from APN News & Media, despite retaining the name "APN", which caused some confusion in the market until APN News & Media rebranded as Here, There & Everywhere in 2017.[4]
The business was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2014.[5][6] At the time of listing, Quadrant retained a 20% stake in the company and management held 2.5%.[2]
Richard Herring was CEO of the company from its founding until retiring after 22 years in 2017.[7]James Warburton became CEO in 2017.[8]
In June 2018, JCDecaux made a takeover bid worth $1.1 billion, suggesting APN Outdoor would complement the former's existing Australian assets.[10] The takeover was approved in late 2018, shortly after which APN Outdoor ceased trading on the ASX and became a subsidiary of JCDecaux with the latter's branding adopted.[11]
