AV-iQ Acquired By Emerald Holding, Inc.

Wednesday, October 27th, 2021

Andrew Neale

Emerald Holding, Inc. (NYSE: EEX), has announced an agreement to acquire AV-iQ, effective November 1, 2021. Ray Lyons, VP & publisher of Emerald’s Connected Brands Group said “We started down the path of a partnership, but as we explored the opportunity more it became apparent that the benefits for each brand and the respective channels […]

Beezy Acquired By @Appspace

Wednesday, October 27th, 2021

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Appspace Inc., the leading global provider of workplace experience software, announced last week that it has acquired Beezy, the leading digital workplace and intelligent intranet solution. Earlier this year Appspace acquired The Marlin Company. The press release stated that this acquisition completed the groundwork to deliver the first unified workplace experience platform, we quote “Appspace […]

SigmaSense LLC Raises $24 Million in Series B funding

Tuesday, October 26th, 2021

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

SigmaSense LLC has closed a $24 million Series B funding round and has said that it will leverage this funding round to expand its reach in the touch and HMI (Human Machine Interface) markets with significant impact to the $100+ billion global display market. As part of the capital raise, the SigmaSense has appointed semiconductor […]

Digital Envoy Acquires Location Sciences Measurement Technology

Monday, October 25th, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

Digital Envoy has acquired the analytics business of Location Sciences, a location verification provider. We are told that the acquisition will allow Digital Envoy to offer reports and visualisations on top of its existing products catered to non-AdTECH clients in Consulting, OOH, Hedge-Funds, and Real-Estate. Clients will have this access without having to share any […]

Trailhead Media Buys Again

Wednesday, October 20th, 2021

Andrew Neale

Gran Media has announced the divestiture of a significant out-of-home advertising asset in Montgomery, Alabama to Trailhead Media. The purchase adds to Trailhead Media’s growing list of holdings, which includes more than 3,000 faces across the Southeast. Drachman M&A Co. represented seller, Gran Media, in the transaction. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Trailhead […]

Airtame Gets Money From Danish State’s Investment Fund

Tuesday, October 19th, 2021

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Airtame has secured funding from Vӕkstfonden, the Danish state’s investment fund. Airtame’s technology makes it easy for people to collaborate on any shared screen, without using cables or external dongles. Its cost-effective solution helps people present from their device to a shared screen in an office or classroom, or turn their screen into a digital […]

Talon Outdoor Acquires Poster Plan Ltd

Monday, October 18th, 2021

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Talon Outdoor, the UK-headquartered out of home (OOH) media specialist has acquired Poster Plan Ltd, which trades as Kinetic Ireland. The company was founded in 1990 by Simon Durham and Carol Hogan and has offices in Dublin and Belfast. Both Simon Durham and Carol Hogan will remain with the business. Talon’s Global CEO Barry Cupples […]

Graham Partners @BrightSign Investment

Monday, October 18th, 2021

Andrew Neale

BrightSign, LLC has announced that Graham Partners has made a significant investment in the company. Graham Partners is a private investment firm targeting technology-driven advanced manufacturing companies. The investment is expected to fuel BrightSign’s growth initiatives to continue providing the most powerful digital experiences for a variety of high-growth markets including retail, healthcare, education, attractions, […]

Juggernaut Billboards Sells 11 #OOH Ad Assets

Thursday, October 14th, 2021

Tristan Cotterill

Juggernaut Billboards has announced the divestiture of 11 out-of-home advertising assets in Northern Arizona to American Outdoor Advertising. The purchase adds to American Outdoor Advertising’s holdings, which include major markets in California, Arizona, and Nevada. Drachman M&A Co. represented seller Juggernaut Billboards in the transaction. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Boidman’s 2021 Deal Insights and 2022 Forecast

Sunday, October 10th, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

If you are attending New York Digital Signage Week this week then we are sure that you will want to hear the industry’s pre-eminent speaker on all things M&A as we have Solomon Partners’ Managing Director, Head of Media & Tech Services – Investment Banking Mark Boidman doing an exclusive presentation on the afternoon of Thursday October […]