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LinkedIn Paid Just Under $300M For Drawbridge

Industry insiders were largely puzzled when LinkedIn said it would buy cross-device linkage company Drawbridge in May. LinkedIn buried the announcement in a blog post, and the LinkedIn-Drawbridge synergies weren’t obvious, so it made sense to assume the purchase was either an acqui-hire or a fire sale. But, according to two AdExchanger sources, LinkedIn paid... Continue reading »
by Ryan Joe // June 19th, 2019 //
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Tealium Raises $55M To Do Battle In The ‘Annoyingly Crowded’ CDP Space

Tealium has raised $55 million in new funding, its sixth round, the company said Wednesday. The round, led by Silver Lake Waterman with participation from ABN AMRO, Bain Capital and a smorgasbord of others, brings its total funding to $160 million since 2012. Most of the cash will go toward growth in order to capitalize... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // May 15th, 2019 //
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Pinterest Lowers IPO Expectations

Pinterest’s valuation in its amended S-1 released today is lower than the $12 billion it was gunning for last year. With price per share ranging from $15 to $17, Pinterest is valued between $10 billion and $11.3 billion. Could this lower-than-expected valuation indicate skepticism about Pinterest’s core business? Elgin Thompson, managing director of Digital Capital... Continue reading »
by Ryan Joe // April 8th, 2019 //
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Three Investment Trends To Watch In 2019

Investors are well over their brief love affair with independent ad tech, but other categories –namely mar tech, customer data platforms (CDPs) and advanced TV technology – are now catching their eye. Why? In a word: growth. “Growth is still what commands exit premiums – growth is what people pay for,” said Deborah Farrington, founder and... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // January 28th, 2019 //
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LUMA: Mar Tech Is Booming, PE Is Hungry And ‘There’s Blood In The Water’ For Ad Tech

If you’re a mature marketing technology platform: Congrats. 2018 was your year and the future looks bright. But if you’re an ad tech company without a unique value prop that’s jonesing for an exit, apologies, the outlook remains fairly bleak. Although digital advertising is still growing – it’s a $100 billion market today – Google and Facebook... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // January 9th, 2019 //
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JEGI: 2019 M&A Could Shift To The Mid-Market

JEGI Co-President Tolman Geffs will speak at AdExchanger’s upcoming Industry Preview conference on Jan. 23-24, 2019 at the Grand Hyatt New York. “There’s been a hell of a pullback investing in anything that remotely smells like ad tech,” according to Tolman Geffs, co-president of investment bank Jordan, Edmiston Group Inc. But that’s not as dire... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // December 21st, 2018 //
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Drawbridge Draws $15 Million In Fresh Funding As It Begins A New Chapter

Drawbridge is one of the cross-device OGs, but it’s in the midst of a pivot. The company revealed $15 million in new financing on Monday from existing investors Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins and Northgate. The money, which brings Drawbridge’s total funding to $70 million, will be immediately invested into a product road map focused on non-advertising-related... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // August 20th, 2018 //
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The Investment Banker Perspective: A New Crop Of Ad Tech Acquirers Is Emerging

Elgin Thompson, managing director of Digital Capital Advisors, will speak at AdExchanger’s upcoming Programmatic IO conference on April 10-11 at the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco. The passion of Wall Street’s 2013-era love affair with ad tech may have cooled, but investment banker Elgin Thompson expects the industry will produce some noteworthy exits yet. “I... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // March 16th, 2018 //
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ContentSquare Raises A $42M Series B To Democratize Data Analytics For Ecomm Brands

Paris-based ecommerce analytics platform ContentSquare has raised a $42 million Series B round from a series of investors including US VC firm Canaan and Highland Europe. ContentSquare previously had raised $20 million, bringing it to a total of $62 million after this round. The company will use the financing to support research and development of... Continue reading »
by Kelly Liyakasa // January 29th, 2018 //
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Who Are This Year’s Strategic Acquirers In Media And Marketing?

In recent years, enterprise giants like Salesforce, Oracle, IBM and Adobe monopolized M&A activity as each marketing cloud raced to buy their way into ad tech. That tide has turned. These days, strategic acquisitions are more about expanding access to content, audiences and new means of distribution. Just look to media company team-ups like Disney-21st... Continue reading »
by Kelly Liyakasa // January 8th, 2018 //
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