PE HUB
Investment bank JEGI hired Kathleen Thomas as a managing director. She will focus on expanding JEGI’s offerings across B2B media and events M&A. Prior to JEGI, Thomas worked at Drake Star Partners.
HGGC Buys etouches, provider of cloud EMS and venue sourcing
PE HUB
HGGC said May 9 that it has closed its buy of etouches. Etouches, of Norwalk, Connecticut, provides cloud event management software. JEGI acted as a buy-side advisor to HGGC.
Kathleen Thomas Leaves Drake Star, Joins JEGI as Managing Director
Trade Show Executive
JEGI, an independent investment bank for the global media, information, marketing, software and tech‐enabled services sectors, has hired Kathleen Thomas as Managing Director.
Trade Show Industry M&A Veteran Kathleen Thomas Joins JEGI
TSNN
Kathleen Thomas, who has worked for several high-profile investment banking firms in the business-to-business exhibitions and conferences space, was named managing director at New York City-based JEGI.
JEGI Welcomes B2B Media & Events Specialist, Kathleen Thomas, as Managing Director
JEGI is pleased to announce that Kathleen Thomas has joined the firm as Managing Director. In this role, Ms. Thomas will further expand JEGI’s global leadership across the B2B media and events markets.
JEGI Q1 2017 M&A Overview: Deals Ramping Up in 2017
citybizlist
In the first quarter of 2017, mergers and acquisitions across the media, information, marketing, software and tech-enabled services sectors totaled 554 announced transactions accounting for $31.8 billion.
MARCH M&A UPDATE: CORPORATE DATA: MAKING SENSE OF IT ALL
Clarity
In our partner Clarity’s report this month they examine the Corporate Data sector and the key opportunities and challenges they see for companies in the space, including the impact of unstructured data and predictive analytics.
Show Management from Active Interest Media Acquired By Informa
Talking New Media
AIM announced today the sale of Show Management to Informa, the London-based global business intelligence, academic publishing, knowledge & events company. JEGI represented AIM in this transaction.
February M&A Update: The Hunt for Capabilities
Clarity
In our partner Clarity’s report this month they look at the continued acceleration of global consultancies and IT service providers as serial acquirors of marketing capabilities.
Consultants & tech groups join marketing M&A frenzy
Campaign
M&A in marketing services have never been so unpredictable. JEGI | Clarity’s report looked at 867 agency acquisitions across Europe, No. America & Australasia last year and found that 39% of agencies were bought by a business with “a heritage outside marketing services.”
Private Equity Path – Panel Discussion
AdExchanger
JEGI Co-President Tolman Geffs moderated a panel at AdExchanger’s Industry Preview conference on January 19 in NYC, discussing how PE investment has come through as a source of financial stability in marketing tech innovation. Watch the video of the panel session.
JANUARY M&A UPDATE: CHINA’S OUTBOUND M&A SURGED IN 2016
Clarity
In our partner Clarity’s report this month they examine the dynamics and drivers of China’s M&A activity in 2016 and discuss their views as to what shape this might take going forward.