Magnite Buys Streamr.ai, Expands SMB Focus
M&A is in the air, baby. Magnite, one of the largest SSPs, has just announced it acquired streamr.ai,…
Roqad Buys Zeotap’s Audience Data Business
Berline-based Zeotap has sold its third-party audience data business, Zeotap-Data, to adtech company Roqad, Europe’s largest identity aggregator…
Walmart Buying Criteo “Makes So Much Sense”
Since last week’s news that Walmart and The Trade Desk might have an evolving relationship (per a report…
AppsFlyer in Advanced Talks to Sell
Remember M&A? Well, it’s still an M&A year for the adtech industry. Mobile-focused marketing analytics company AppsFlyer is…
Viant Buys Lockr to Scale its ID Solutions
Maybe chill, everyone? Sheesh. M&A in adtech is moving so quickly that new deals are announced before we…
Publicis Buys Lotame, the OG Data Solutions Company
Publicis Groupe today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Andy Monfried’s Lotame, one of the…
T-Mobile’s Adtech Push Continues with $175M Blis Deal
In the past three months—though in progress for years (see the Octopus deal in 2022)—T-Mobile has aggressively expanded…
With Deal Officially Closed, Outbrain is Now Teads
Outbrain is no more. Today, the company announced the completion of its acquisition of Teads, following regulatory approvals.…
WPP’s Kantar Sells Media Measurement Division to HIG for $1 Billion
Another day, another acquisition. Kantar, WPP’s market research firm, announced over the weekend that it’s selling Kantar Media,…
With Ban Looming, Perplexity Proposes Merger with TikTok
Well, this is a surprise. CNBC is reporting that Perplexity, the fast-growing AI search startup valued at $9…
Rokt and mParticle Merge in $300M Acquisition
Remember the T-Mobile and Vistar Media deal? That feels like it happened a year ago. 👴 Rokt, a…
The Trade Desk Snaps Up Sincera in Rare Acquisition
We’re half a month into the New Year and adtech M&A is already heating up. The Trade Desk…