AdExchanger
IBM iX revealed its first-ever acquisition: the digital/creative agency Resource/Ammirati, which has 300 employees and serves clients like Sherwin-Williams, CVS pharmacy and P&G.
Instantly Acquired by HGGC-backed SSI
PE HUB
HGGC has closed its buy of Los Angeles-based Instantly Inc, a provider of online and mobile audiences and insights technology tools. No financial terms were disclosed. JEGI provided financial advice to Instantly on the transaction.
JEGI Advises Instantly in Acquisition by SSI
Research Live
Data and tech survey research company Survey Sampling International (SSI) has bought online and audiences and insight tool company Instantly for an undisclosed amount.
The New Deal Makers
Advertising thrives on acquisitions and new blood, so the state of agency mergers and acquisitions can reveal a lot about the wider industry. A new report by the investment banks JEGI and Clarity, which are based in New York and London respectively and have worked closely together on media deals for four years, looks at how things have been changing.
JEGI Completes Rebranding Effort
JEGI announced a complete rebranding of the firm at its 12th annual Media & Technology Conference, its largest ever. JEGI unveiled its new logo, brand colors, marketing materials and web site, in tandem with Clarity, a UK-based investment banking firm and JEGI’s strategic partner.
M&A Market Finishes Strong in 2015, Outpacing 2014 Deal Volume and Value
FIPP
2015 saw robust activity in mergers and acquisitions across the media, information, marketing, software and tech-enabled services sectors, with 2,342 transactions announced, for a total value of US$152.3bn.
JEGI co-advises FCBI in TU-Automotive deal
PitchBook
JEGI has announced it co-advised FC Business Intelligence in the sale of TU-Automotive to Penton, an information services platform owned by MidOcean Partners and Wasserstein & Co.
Marketing M&A Activity Hits Highest Levels Since 2007
Direct Marketing News
The number of mergers and acquisitions across data, marketing, media, software and tech-enabled services industries rose by 8% in 2015, the biggest increase seen since the pre-recession year of 2007.
TU-Automotive Acquired by Penton
CityBizList
FCBI announced that it has sold TU-Automotive to Penton, in a move that strengthens both Penton and TU-Automotive’s position as the market-leading provider of events and digital information for the fast-growing automotive technology and IoT segments.
Penton Acquires TU-Automotive
MediaPost
B2B media company Penton is expanding its footprint in the automotive technology marketplace with the acquisition of TU-Automotive, an events and digital information company focused on connected vehicles and the fast-growing Internet of things.
Penton Acquires Connected Car Portfolio of Events from FC Business Intelligence
TSNN
Penton adds to its ground transportation portfolio with the acquisition of TU-Automotive from FC Business Intelligence for an undisclosed sum.