ZetaDisplay To Apply For Nasdaq Stockholm Listing

Tuesday, December 20th, 2016

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

ZetaDisplay AB has announced that it intends to apply during 2017 to have its ordinary shares admitted to trading on the main market of Nasdaq Stockholm. Since April 4, 2011 ZetaDisplay AB’s ordinary shares are traded on NASDAQ OMX First North Premier, using the ZETA abbreviation.

oOH!media & @APNOutdoorAU To Merge

Wednesday, December 14th, 2016

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

APN Outdoor and oOh!media (ASX:OML) have presented a joint release to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and their shareholders announcing their desire to merge. Both entities made it clear that all of the directors of each company are unanimously in support of the merger and recommend shareholders that they vote in favour of the move. […]

(ASX: QMS) @QMS_Media $20 Million Private Placement

Monday, December 12th, 2016

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

QMS Media Limited (ASX: QMS) is undertaking a private placement to sophisticated and institutional investors to raise AUS $20 million before costs. The lead manager to the Placement is Baillieu Holst. QMS has also announced its entry into the sports-venue advertising segment through a number of investments that expand and enhance its existing premium digital […]

LoyalTree Acquired by @SessionM

Sunday, December 11th, 2016

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Last week SessionM announced that it had acquired LoyalTree, a provider of integrated point-of-sale (POS) marketing software for retail brands. The acquisition will make integration with point-of-sale systems easier and faster to deploy as well as cheaper to maintain. The acquisition follows SessionM’s USD 35M strategic funding investment in September 2016. We are told that […]

The @mobile_majority Acquires @Gimbal

Monday, December 5th, 2016

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

So, in the end there was no IPO for Gimbal. Breaking news now is that The Mobile Majority, a data monetization and mobile media execution solution has acquired Gimbal. Gimbal of course was ‘incubated’ inside Qualcomm Incorporated, starting back in April 2010 and began developing two new emerging mobile businesses and products: a geofencing and […]

Spire Capital Invests in @VectorMedia

Thursday, December 1st, 2016

Maddie Cotterill

Spire Capital, a New York based private equity firm specializing in investments in the media and communications, business services, information services and education sectors, this week announced its investment in Vector Media. Vector Media, headquartered in New York, NY, provides its clients with impactful and meaningful brand interactions through its unique platform of double decker […]

Verizon Acquires @LQDWiFi

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016

Maddie Cotterill

Last week Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) acquired all of the assets of LQD WiFi LLC., a private company based in New York – described as a developer of outdoor interactive displays that provide WiFi connectivity along with news, emergency alerts and community information. LQD’s main service is called Palo, a kiosk-style structure similar […]

Inflexion Takes Minority Investment in @Outdoor_plus

Thursday, November 17th, 2016

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Inflexion Private Equity announced this week that funds managed by Inflexion have completed a Partnership Capital, minority investment, in Outdoor Plus Ltd. The press release stated that Inflexion’s Partnership Capital investment will help accelerate organic growth in the business through the launch of new sites from contracts already won, as well as the further conversion […]

ContextMedia Acquires AccentHealth

Thursday, November 17th, 2016

Maddie Cotterill

ContextMedia, the leading healthcare decision platform, announced this week that it will acquire AccentHealth, which provides best-in-class patient education at the point of care, in an all-cash purchase. Through this acquisition, ContextMedia becomes the largest healthcare decision platform at the point of care in the United States, with a rapidly growing reach across clinics, hospitals […]

Weather bug Acquired by @xAdInc, @xAdInc Raises USD 42.5 million

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

xAd​, Inc. this week announced that it has acquired​ ​WeatherBug​ (a division of Earth Networks), including its mobile and web properties: ​WeatherBug mobile, desktop and iWatch apps, WeatherBug.com, and WeatherBug connected TV assets AND on the heels of this news, the company closed its series E funding of USD 42.5 million. The financing is led […]