Category: Mergers and Acquisitions

SMTP, Inc. announced recently that it has secured a $5 million financing round. The round was led by the Company’s two largest institutional investors, Special Situations Fund and Bard Associates. The original owners of SharpSpring (which we acquired in 2014) also participated in the round by exchanging $3 million in future cash payments for the […]

MailUp recently announced the acquisition of 70% of Acumbamail, with the option to acquire the remaining 30% of the company 3 years after signing the agreement. Acumbamail is the email marketing company in Spain. Founded in 2012, the startup has experienced sales growth of over 200% (2014 on 2013) and EBITDA of approximately 30% (2014). After […]

Lyris recently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which Aurea, a technology solutions provider that enables companies to deliver transformative customer experiences, will acquire Lyris. Under the terms of the agreement, each share of outstanding common stock of Lyris will be exchanged for $.89, payable in cash, and each outstanding share […]

SendGrid recently announced that it has acquired the customer base of Message Bus. “This acquisition immediately adds scale to our expanding customer roster and we’re excited to bring Message Bus customers onto our platform,” said Sameer Dholakia, CEO of SendGrid. “This announcement underscores our momentum and rapid growth as we add nearly 1,500 new customers per […]

Constant Contact announced recently a $50 million stock repurchase program. Under the stock repurchase program, Constant Contact is authorized to repurchase up to $50 million of the company’s common stock. The company intends to purchase shares pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan through July 2016. Shares may also be repurchased from time-to-time in privately negotiated […]

NetSuite announced it has completed the acquisition of Bronto Software. “With the completion of this acquisition, the industry’s leading commerce marketing system has been combined with the world’s number one cloud-based omnichannel commerce platform, bringing transformational power to businesses,” said Andy Lloyd, General Manager of Commerce Products at NetSuite. “Together, this technology can help brands […]

Striata has concluded an agreement to acquire Mass Transmit, a provider of email marketing tools, services and expertise. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Striata provides communication solutions to the financial services, utility, insurance, retail and telecommunications companies, helping them achieve unrivaled results by replacing print and mail with interactive electronic documents and […]

j2 Global recently announced that its Campaigner Email Marketing brand has acquired the assets of EmailDirect, a California-based provider of email marketing services. “With the continued growth and success of Campaigner’s latest acquisition of Contactology, we are excited to continue this momentum by adding the additional features and customers of EmailDirect to our advanced platform,” said j2’s CEO, […]

Campaign Monitor recently announced the acquisition of GetFeedback.  GetFeedback’s pioneering online survey technology allows anyone at any organization to collect customer feedback by creating engaging, branded, mobile-ready surveys.  The acquisition will accelerate Campaign Monitor’s growth in the $5B market for email marketing and online survey software. “We couldn’t be more excited to bring GetFeedback into the Campaign Monitor […]

FreshAddress announces the acquisition and re-launch of Emailium, an email design and competitive research tool. A completely searchable database of millions of email messages across more than 9,000 brands over the past five years; it is updated in real-time, giving marketers an edge over their competition. Emailium is changing the way email marketers find creative […]

j2 Global recently announced the acquisition of Excel Micro, the Philadelphia-based distributor of cloud email security and archiving solutions. The acquisition expands j2’s U.S. and Canadian email security customer base, reseller channels and channel expertise. Excel Micro is one of the industry’s premier cloud-based email security distributors. It has built this reputation with an exceptional […]