THE RERUN (Edition 12.)

Marketing Tech. + Marketing Services

M&A.

Lucien Pages Communications ☎️, a comms group specializing in fashion and luxury offering media relations, event management, and brand storytelling, was acquired by The Independents 🎭, a global marketing and communications group.


🔥 6th acquisition YTD (Athem, Kennedy, Sunshine, Bureau Beatrice, Kitten Production)

Wibilong 💪, a fully integrated SaaS platform enabling brands to manage customer content, was acquired by Publicis 🦁, a multinational advertising and communications group.

Backed By

PAR: PUB

🔥 7th acquisition YTD (Bria, Downtown Paris, Influential, The Mars Agency, 3dids, Picture Motion)

Tyers Media 📱, an independent media agency., was acquired by Buzzman 🖌️, a creative agency.

Backed By

Havas Group (AMS: HAVAS)

Adlive 🖥️, a programmatic video technology platform for publishers and media buyers, was acquired by W Group 🤗, a UAE leader in digital transformation and advertising technology.

Bite The Agency 🤳, a Madrid-based influencer marketing agency specializing in gastronomic content creation, and enhancing brands’ social media presence through collaborations with food creators, was acquired by Lua Group 🤳, a Spanish influencer marketing firm.

🔥 2nd acquisition YTD (Target34)

Image Media 📺️, an agency specializing in large-scale experiential marketing and events for corporate clients and brand campaigns, was acquired by Mod Op 💫, a full-service digital marketing agency.

🔥 4th acquisition YTD (Red Tettemer O’Connell + Partners, LAM Design, Evans Hunt)

Sevans PR 🤙, a technology-focused strategic communications firm, was acquired by Zen Media 🖱️, the trailblazing B2B marketing and PR agency renowned for its proprietary Go-to-Market (GTM) Influence Model.

Adspert 🤖, a German adtech company providing AI-powered PPC optimization software, was acquired by Mirakl 💻, a leading French provider of eCommerce software solutions.

Backed By

Various VCs

Chartboost 🤳, a mobile advertising platform enabling in-app programmatic advertising, user acquisition, and monetization for mobile game developers, was acquired by LoopMe ⭕️, a technology company using AI to optimize brand advertising campaigns across mobile apps, digital platforms, and connected TV ecosystems.

OpenReel 📹, a video creation platform enabling businesses to remotely produce high-quality branded content with ease and scalability, was acquired by Banzai 🤖, a marketing technology company that provides AI-enabled marketing and sales solutions to businesses, for $19.6M

🔥 3rd acquisition YTD (Cliently, Mixed Analytics)

Vation Ventures (Channels Division) 💪, a business unit specializing in channel development, partner enablement, and strategic marketing for technology companies, was acquired by Edge Total Intelligence 🤳, a leading provider of real-time digital operations software used to create digital twins that enable AI solutions.

Backed By

TSX: CTRL

Sold From

Vation Ventures


🔥 2nd acquisition YTD (BlockX Capital)

Engage Digital Partners ⚽️, a global sports marketing agency specializing in fan engagement, digital content, creative production, and social media management, was acquired by Brave Bison Group 🤳, a digital advertising and technology services company creating, distributing, and monetizing content across owned media networks and brand partnerships.

Backed By

LON: BBSN

Sold From

MTG

EV

$13.5M

EV / Rev.

1.5x

EV / EBITDA

35.1x

Neonhive 🕹️ , a PR and marketing agency specializing in community building and campaigns for indie and AAA video game developers, was acquired by The Cult Games 🕹️, an indie publishing label for video games.

IPG 💪, yes that IPG, was acquired by Omnicom 💻, yes that Omnicom.

Backed By

NYS: OMC

Sold From

NYS: IPG

EV

$13,971M

EV / Rev.

1.3x

EV / EBITDA

9.2x


🔥 2nd acquisition YTD (Flywheel Digital)

Venture + Growth

Bsport 🏋️, a comprehensive platform offering marketing and management solutions for boutique fitness studios, streamlining operations like membership management, billing, and scheduling, raised a $32M Series B led by Base10 Partners and Octopus Ventures.

Connectly 📲 a WhatsApp marketing platform, raised a $20M Series A led by Alibaba.

Post-Val.

$90M

EV / Rev.

12.9x

Xamble📱, a digital marketing ecosystem offering influencer marketing, social commerce, and performance solutions for brands and creators worldwide, has a pending PIPE for a 13% stake by 7-Eleven Malaysia.

Post-Val.

$8M

EV / Rev.

1.0x