Different components When aiming for ambitious growth or seeking to expand into new markets or services, acquisition will undoubtedly accelerate progress. However, such transactions require careful planning and a well-defined strategy. Similar to crafting a company’s overall corporate strategy, developing an acquisition strategy involves breaking it down into distinct components. In this blog, we explore […]
MarTech – a saturated market Merger and acquisitions commonly occur when companies combine their resources, operations, or assets. 2024 will see a large consolidation of MarTech companies, as saturation kicks in. In the context of Martech, this often involves two companies with complementary technologies or services merging to create a more comprehensive marketing solution – […]
Looking back on the M&A Landscape for the Marketing Sector in 2023 M&A transactions are often strategic in nature and are typically undertaken to achieve specific business and growth objectives. M&A activity in the marketing sector are often instigated for expansion, diversification of service offerings, technology integration or access to new clients and industries. Moore […]
The last 18 months have shown a flurry of activity in relation to mergers, acquisition, JVs and partnerships for UK agencies with a digital focus. Some recent examples include: 09/14: WPP (Salmon) acquires e-commerce agency, Neoworks (35 people, revenue £3.9M) 07/14: WPP (Kantar) acquires site design and development agency, GDA (13 people) 07/14: Private Equity […]
Don’t wait for the sales. Start the conversation today. Digital agencies were the subject of nearly half of the mergers and acquisitions by major advertising holding companies last year. The trend has continued into 2014, with a 8% like for like rise in acquisitions in the first 3 quarters. The momentum is set to continue into […]