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DoubleVerify Acquires An EU Competitor, Its First Deal Since Going Public

Ad verification and measurement provider DoubleVerify is set to acquire Berlin-based ad tech company Meetrics, a deal that will help fuel the newly minted public company’s global expansion. The all-cash purchase is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021. DoubleVerify CEO Mark Zagorski declined to disclose the sale price. Meetrics was founded in... Continue reading »
by Tony Rifilato // August 30th, 2021 //
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Q&A: Inside The Mediaocean-Flashtalking Deal, With CEOs Bill Wise And John Nardone

Mediaocean’s acquisition of ad server Flashtalking for $500 million in cash and stock shows the company is running hard after CTV, CEO Bill Wise tells AdExchanger. “CTV is the fastest growing part of both the Flashtalking and Mediaocean businesses so the solutions for personalized creative, verification, and analytics will bring tremendous synergy,” Wise said, speaking... Continue reading »
by Tony Rifilato // July 14th, 2021 //
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The Big Story: What’s The Forecast For The Trade Desk Stock?

The sun hasn't been shining on Wall Street this week as tech stocks dipped precipitously – The Trade Desk among them. Despite turning in decent earnings, TTD’s stock dove by more than 25%, making it one of the most affected of the ad tech bunch. It was a surprising development after more than a year... Continue reading »
by Sarah Sluis // May 13th, 2021 //
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Terence Kawaja
Prepare for the Mother of All M&A Booms

“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Terence Kawaja, CEO, LUMA Partners. CAVEAT: LUMA Partners is a leading M&A advisor to the ad tech sector. Hammer >>> Nail. The intersection of media, marketing and technology has always... Continue reading »
by AdExchanger Guest Columnist // May 11th, 2021 //
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Mediaocean Acquires 4C, Bridging Broadcast And Digital Walled Gardens

Mediaocean, the de facto software for most US TV advertising, has agreed to acquire the ad tech and analytics startup 4C on Monday for $150 million. 4C raised $31 million in two rounds, most recently in 2016 at a valuation of between $50 million and $100 million. Mediaocean CEO Bill Wise told AdExchanger the two... Continue reading »
by James Hercher // July 13th, 2020 //
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Assessing The COVID-19 Impact On The 2020 M&A Markets

“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Jay MacDonald, CEO and managing partner at Digital Capital Advisors. Everyone take a deep breath – and exhale. Entrepreneurs, investors and board members are now synthesizing the potential ramifications of... Continue reading »
by AdExchanger // March 17th, 2020 //
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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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Wall Street Loves Ad Tech Right Now – As Long As You’re Making A Profit

Oppenheimer & Co. managing director and senior analyst Jason Helfstein will speak at AdExchanger's upcoming PROGRAMMATIC I/O New York conference on Oct. 25-26 in a presentation titled "Programmatic Wall Street.” Wall Street is changing how it looks at ad tech. The Trade Desk went public, and its consistent overperformance has made it the darling of investors who had sworn... Continue reading »
by Sarah Sluis // August 23rd, 2017 //
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M&A 2016: Buyers Cross Boundaries As Ad Tech Grows Up (A Little)

Despite predictions that winter is coming to ad tech, deal activity for the ad tech, mar tech and digital media sectors was tentatively healthy in 2016, according to reports released this week by investment banks LUMA Partners, JEGI and Petsky Prunier. Deal activity rose to the $100-to-$200 billion range. JEGI reported deal activity at roughly... Continue reading »
by Alison Weissbrot // January 6th, 2017 //
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Ad Tech For Sale: Predictions On The Winners And Losers In 2016

Following two dozen acquisitions in the ad tech world over the past couple years, RBC Capital Markets analyst Rohit Kulkarni predicts ad tech consolidation to continue the pace in 2016. But the portion of the advertising market most of these companies are fighting over represents just 20-25% of the total market. “There is an overarching... Continue reading »
by Sarah Sluis // December 18th, 2015 //
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