Omnicom Group’s Adelphi Worldwide acquires The Planning Shop International

September 9, 2014 — Fusion DigiNet

Adelphi Worldwide, part of The DAS Group of Companies, a division of Omnicom Group, has acquired The Planning Shop international a London-based healthcare brand and research agency.

TPSi will join Adelphi’s portfolio of healthcare evidence and solutions businesses.

Stuart Cooper, Adelphi Worldwide’s CEO, commented, “We are delighted to welcome TPSi to the Adelphi Group. I have admired their creative skills in developing a unique agency and branded solution-based offer in the global space. They complement superbly our research presence across the spectrum, from molecule idea development to tangible brand – delivering the right solution and communication for patients and healthcare professionals. This really strengthens even further our top flight presence as a group in this sector. They will complement also our DAS and Omnicom partners, dedicated to effective creative communication solutions, some of whom they already work with.”

Adelphi provides services in strategic marketing, marketing and business intelligence, real-world observational research and disease specific programmes, health and economic outcomes research, market access, pricing and reimbursement research, health communications, medical education and strategic product development consultancy.

UK, London

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JWT acquires majority stake in search engine marketing specialist Blinks in Brazil

September 5, 2014 — Fusion DigiNet

WPP’s wholly-owned operating company JWT, the global marketing communications agency, has acquired a majority stake of Mídia 123 Serviços de Publicidade Via Internet Ltda. (“Blinks”), a leading search engine marketing agency in Brazil.

Blinks’ unaudited revenues for the year ended 31 December 2013 were approximately R$11.2 million with gross assets of approximately R$3.3 million at the same date. Clients include Bom Negócio, CVC, Netfarma, Staples, BB Box, Giuliana, and Sem Parar. Founded in 2009, the company employs 81 people and is based in São Paulo.

UK, London & São Paulo, Brazil

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JWT acquires majority stake in digital agency Try in Brazil

September 4, 2014 — Fusion DigiNet

WPP’s wholly-owned operating company JWT, a global marketing communications agency, has acquired a majority stake of Cairos Usabilidade Eireli (“Try”), a user experience agency in Brazil that designs and develops custom web, mobile, desktop and touch-enabled applications.

Try’s unaudited revenues for the year ended 31 December 2013 were approximately R$2.5 million with gross assets of approximately R$0.3 million at the same date. Clients include, Itaú Bank, Porto Seguro, Electrolux, SKY, Serasa-Experian, Havaianas, Prontmed, and Kate Spade. Founded in 2003, the company employs 22 people and is based in São Paulo. Try provides consultancy to their clients in user experience, interaction design and prototyping.

UK, London & São Paulo, Brazil

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New Media completes acquisition of The Providence Journal

September 3, 2014 — Fusion DigiNet

new media investmentNew Media Investment Group Inc. has completed the acquisition of  The Providence Journal and related print and digital assets for $46.0 million in cash from A. H. Belo Corporation.

The Providence Journal is one of the oldest print publications in the United States and was first published in 1829. It has a daily circulation of approximately 72,000 and 96,000 on Sunday.

Previous reporting

The purchase price was funded with a combination of cash on the balance sheet and an incremental $25.0 million on the Company’s existing term loan. The Providence Journal is one of the oldest print publications in the United States and has a daily circulation of approximately 72,000 and 96,000 on Sunday.

USA, New York, NY & Providence, RI

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IHS acquires PCI Acrylonitrile, a U.K.-based chemical market advisory service

September 2, 2014 — Fusion DigiNet

ihs_logo_mpIHS Inc. has acquired PCI Acrylonitrile, a provider of chemical market insight and consulting services for the global acrylonitrile and derivatives industry.

Based in the U.K., PCI Acrylonitrile publishes the Acrylonitrile Market Report, a monthly report focused on the global acrylonitrile industry and its derivatives. Led by Simon Garmston, founder of PCI Acrylonitrile, the company also provides annual market analysis as well as consulting services and hosts a key industry event focused on the acrylonitrile sector.

“The acquisition of PCI Acrylonitrile is a tremendous addition to our industry-leading chemical market advisory service covering the fibers and plastics businesses,” said Scott Key, IHS president and CEO. “The acrylonitrile analysis, combined with our IHS Chemical olefin, propylene market and special reports coverage, as well as the upstream market coverage we deliver at IHS, will provide unparalleled integrated analysis that is essential to our customers. We are excited to welcome Simon Garmston, who is recognized globally for his expertise in this highly specialized, but strategically important and growing chemical market.”

Acrylonitrile is an essential component for the production of fibers and polyacrylonitrile (PAN), a versatile, high-strength polymer (plastic) resin used to produce a variety of products in both civilian and military applications. PAN fibers are used to manufacture clothing and other ‘acrylic-based’ products. Additionally, PAN is used to produce high-quality carbon fibers, which are essential to high-tech communications infrastructure and production of aircraft, filtration systems, missiles, industrial and technology components, as well as numerous consumer goods.

USA, Englewood, CO & UK, London

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XLMedia plc acquires ExciteAd Digital Marketing for up to $19M

September 1, 2014 — Fusion DigiNet

XLMedia, a provider of digital performance marketing services, has acquired ExciteAd Digital Marketing Ltd (EDM), a leading social and mobile gaming marketing company, for a consideration of up to US$19 million in cash and shares. The acquisition is expected to be immediately earnings enhancing.

EDM, which trades under the name “DAU-UP” (www.dauup.com), specialises in social and mobile advertising specifically targeted at ‘user acquisition’ for social gaming applications. EDM’s principal geographical market is the US, in addition to other English and German speaking markets. EDM provides marketing services primarily to game developers in social and mobile platforms for either a performance based fee, such as CPI or cost per installation, or a management fee based on marketing spend.

For the 12 months ended 30 June 2014, EDM delivered revenues of $12.8m and profit before tax, excluding share based payments, of $3.0m (Management accounts, Non GAAP). EDM was established in 2010, is based in Israel and employs 27 staff.

Social Gaming, which involves playing online games (such as Casino themed, strategy and adventure based) on social media or community sites, is experiencing significant increased demand across web, smartphones, and tablets platforms. According to market specialists Technavio, the demand for these games is expected to continue to see continued growth with an estimated CAGR of 24% in the US alone between 2012 and 2016. This strong growth is driven by the tremendous demand in the mobile and smartphone markets and the free availability of many of these games.

Key Terms

XLMedia will acquire (on a debt free cash free basis) the entire issued share capital of EDM from its current shareholders which include Mr.Idan Nizri, the principal shareholder, founder and CEO, as well as other investors for a total consideration of up to US$19 million (approximately £11.4 million). XLMedia will pay US$12 million in cash immediately and two additional payments of up to an aggregate US$7 million will be payable based on EDM’s EBITDA performance during the first and second years after 1 July 2014, 71% of which may (at XLMedia’s discretion) be satisfied by the issue of new ordinary shares in XLMedia. The value of any new XLMedia Shares issued will be based on an agreed trailing average of the closing days trading price prior to election to issue the relevant shares. Each portion of any share consideration will be subject to an appropriate slow release arrangement. Mr. Nizri will remain with EDM for a minimum period of two years and shall be entitled to a seat on EDM’s board of directors.

Commenting on the acquisition, Mr. Ory Weihs, CEO of XLMedia said,

“We are delighted to be announcing the acquisition of EDM, our largest transaction since listing in London. One of the main reasons behind our IPO was to enable the Group to act as a consolidator in highly fragmented markets. Since listing, we have been working hard to execute such deals and are therefore excited to conclude the acquisition of EDM,a global leader in the social and gaming marketing arena.

“EDM represents a highly complementary fit for our business, is immediately earnings enhancing, strengthens our reach in the US, delivers diversification into social gaming and extends our current gambling expertise and customer base. We look forward to working with the EDM team and to continue to execute our stated growth strategy.”

Lemesos, Cyprus & Tel Aviv, Israel

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GroupM has agreed to acquire digital search marketing agency Keyade in France

August 26, 2014 — Fusion DigiNet

WPP’s wholly-owned operating company GroupM, WPP’s global media investment management arm, has agreed to acquire Keyade, a leading digital search marketing agency in France.

Founded in 2006 and employing around 75 people in Paris and Dubai, the agency specialises in performance-driven online media purchasing. Clients include La Redoute, Air France and Interflora.

Keyade’s unaudited revenues for the year ended 31 March 2014 were EUR 7.0 million with gross assets of approximately EUR 8.6 million as at the same date.

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Millward Brown acquires research firm InsightExpress in the US Posted on August 26, 2014

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Millward Brown acquires research firm InsightExpress in the US

August 26, 2014 — Fusion DigiNet

WPP’s wholly-owned operating company, Millward Brown, has acquired InsightExpress, a provider of media analytics and marketing accountability solutions in the United States. InsightExpress will be combined with Millward Brown Digital, the company’s US-based digital unit.

InsightExpress’ unaudited revenues for the period ended 31 December 2013 were US$26.4 million with gross assets of US$8.8 million as of the same date. The company has over 200 clients including NBCUniversal, Google, Netflix, Hulu and Microsoft. Founded in 1999, the company is based in Stamford, CT, with offices in New York, Chicago and San Francisco and employs 100 people.

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Amazon.com to acquire Twitch

August 25, 2014 — Fusion DigiNet

amazonAmazon.com is to acquire Twitch Interactive, Inc., a live video platform for gamers. Twitch was launched in June 2011 to focus exclusively on live video for gamers. Amazon is paying $970 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2014.
“Broadcasting and watching gameplay is a global phenomenon and Twitch has built a platform that brings together tens of millions of people who watch billions of minutes of games each month – from The International, to breaking the world record for Mario, to gaming conferences like E3. And, amazingly, Twitch is only three years old,” said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. “Like Twitch, we obsess over customers and like to think differently, and we look forward to learning from them and helping them move even faster to build new services for the gaming community.”

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Ameresco acquires independent energy services provider Energyexcel

August 18, 2014 — Fusion DigiNet

amerescoAmeresco, an energy efficiency and renewable energy company, has acquired the energy consultancy and energy project management business of Energyexcel LLP, an independent energy services provider located in Central London. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

This is Ameresco’s second UK acquisition in 14 months. In June 2013 Fusion DigiNet reported that Ameresco acquired ESP, an energy management consulting company consisting of The Energy Services Partnership and ESP Response, located in Castleford, UK.

“We look forward to having the Energyexcel team join the Ameresco family, further supporting our commitment in the UK market and expanding our capabilities and value-added services to serve local and multi-national commercial, industrial and manufacturing customers in North America and Europe,” said David J. Anderson, Executive Vice President, Ameresco. “Our acquisition of the Energyexcel business, combined with the capabilities of our recent acquisition of ESP, allows Ameresco to provide a comprehensive range of energy efficiency, renewable energy solutions and intelligent energy management services, addressing both sides of the customers’ meter, including energy supply, demand response, real-time energy data information and analytics, and utility invoice management. The experience and capabilities of these award-winning organizations allows Ameresco to advance its geographic expansion abroad while increasing our business in the commercial and industrial space.”

Energyexcel’s efficiency and project management services help commercial and industrial customers improve performance of existing energy systems, introduce new energy-efficient technologies and onsite generation, institute energy monitoring and targeting (M&T), reduce carbon emissions and track sustainability initiatives, comply with energy and climate change requirements, and realize energy cost savings to improve business performance. Some current Energyexcel customers include a large UK-based pharmaceutical company, four of the five largest supermarket chains in the UK, and a multinational chocolate bar manufacturer.

USA, Framingham, MA & UK, London

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