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»mergers and acquisitions

The Big Story: M&A Gravy

The first half of 2020 was pretty lean. This year is on track to be the slowest since 2015 in terms of deal activity, according to LUMA Partners. But set the table and get out the gravy boat, because strategic M&A started to pick back up in Q3 and the momentum has continued into the... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // November 25th, 2020 //
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After a harsh first half of the year – Q2 was particularly gloomy – the M&A market is starting to rebound.
LUMA: Investor Confidence Is Coming Back, And Q3 Was The Turning Point

After a harsh first half of the year – Q2 was particularly gloomy – the M&A market is starting to rebound. Deal activity was up in the third quarter with particular momentum in gaming and digital audio, although ad tech and mar tech made a respectable showing, according to a Q3 market report from investment... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // October 7th, 2020 //
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Ad Tech M&A Fell Off A Cliff In Q1 – And Not Just Because Of COVID-19

It was a chilly Q1 for ad tech deal-making, and you can expect more of the same in the second quarter. But you can’t blame it all on COVID-19 – at least not entirely. The ongoing health crisis is only accelerating trends that were already rolling, said Terry Kawaja, CEO and founder of investment bank LUMA... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // April 2nd, 2020 //
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LUMA: Ad Tech M&A Was Up Across The Board In 2019

Ad tech had a stellar 2019. You heard that right. The year started slow for ad tech M&A, but merger activity gained steam and the fourth quarter was one of the most active in recent memory, according to a Q4 market report released Tuesday from investment bank LUMA Partners. The number of scaled deals worth... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // January 8th, 2020 //
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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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AT&T-Time Warner Merger Will Jumpstart Positive Deal Momentum

Mazel tov, it’s a merger. On Tuesday, Judge Richard Leon gave his blessing to AT&T’s $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner. The judgment capped five weeks of testimony, six weeks of deliberation and a fair amount of nail-biting in executive suites from Dallas to New York City. But now that the deal is finally sealed,... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // June 12th, 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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M&A 2017: The Year Of Simplifying And Strengthening

Facebook and Google are no longer the ad tech acquirers they once were, and yet, the M&A landscape of 2017 is littered with their fingerprints. Media companies swallowed one other to add scale and massive amounts of content to stave off the duopoly’s dominance. Just look at Meredith-Time, AT&T-Time Warner and Disney-Fox. AT&T’s bid for... Continue reading »
by Ryan Joe // December 27th, 2017 //
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