Tumblr Tumbles in Price in Sale to WordPress Owner Automattic Inc. Capitol Communicator August 13, 2019 Acquisitions, Social MediaVerizon will sell Tumblr to WordPress owner Automattic Inc. at a small fraction of the price paid for it in 2013, according to media reports. The Verge reported that Verizon, which first acquired Tumblr in...
GateHouse Media’s Owner and Gannett Agree to Merge Capitol Communicator August 6, 2019 Acquisitions, Media, Top Center SponsoredGateHouse Media's owner and Gannett have agreed to merge in a deal aimed at cutting overlapping costs and enabling the combined company to pursue a digital transformation as the media industry grapples with...
Clare Advisors Represents MULTIPLY on its Acquisition of Social Content Firm UMBRLA Capitol Communicator July 10, 2019 Acquisitions, Agency, B to BMergers and Acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm Clare Advisors (www.clareadvisors.com) is pleased to announce that it served as exclusive financial advisor to MULTIPLY, a data-driven, social forward public...
TEGNA Acquires TV and Radio Stations from Dispatch Broadcast Group Capitol Communicator June 12, 2019 Acquisitions, MediaTEGNA Inc., based in Tysons, VA, entered into a definitive agreement with the Dispatch Broadcast Group to acquire, for $535 million in cash, WTHR, the NBC TV affiliate and the #1 rated station in...
Publicis Acquires Epsilon in “Boldest Move Yet into Digital Marketing” Capitol Communicator April 16, 2019 Acquisitions, AgencyPublicis Groupe SA made "its boldest move yet into digital marketing" with the French advertising group’s $4.4 billion purchase of Alliance Data Systems Corp.’s Epsilon unit, reports Bloomberg, which added...
D.C.-Based Stagwell Group Adds MultiView Capitol Communicator April 9, 2019 Acquisitions, B to B, Top Right SponsoredThe Stagwell Group, which is based in D.C., acquired B2B digital marketer MultiView Inc. According to a release, with over 400 employees across the US and Canada, "MultiView is a leader in digital marketing...
TEGNA to Acquire 11 TV Stations in Eight Markets Capitol Communicator March 20, 2019 Acquisitions, MediaTEGNA Inc., has entered into an agreement to acquire 11 local television stations in eight markets, including eight Big Four affiliates, for $740 million in cash. The proposed transaction with Nexstar Media...
The Hatcher Group Announces New Ownership Capitol Communicator January 25, 2019 Acquisitions, Agency, PRAmy Buckley and Amy Fahnestock have acquired Bethesda, MD-based strategic communications firm, The Hatcher Group. They acquired the firm from founder and president Ed Hatcher and co-owner Angie Cannon, who...
Digital Marketing Company REQ Acquires Tech PR Firm SpeakerBox Capitol Communicator January 14, 2019 Acquisitions, Digital, Marketing, PR, Top Center SponsoredDigital marketing company REQ, which was founded in Washington, D.C., acquired SpeakerBox, a strategic communications and public relations firm based in Vienna, VA, that serves the B2B and B2G technology...
Clapp Communications Acquired by Victory-360 Jeff Davis January 9, 2019 Acquisitions, Agency, PRBaltimore's Clapp Communications announced its business was acquired by Victory-360, LLC, a direct marketing, market analysis and consulting firm. These two firms have joined forces to create a strategically...
