Category: Finance

Zix Corporation, a leader in email security, has closed its previously announced acquisition of AppRiver, a leading provider of cloud-based cybersecurity solutions, for $275 million in cash, subject to a customary working capital adjustment and reduction for outstanding AppRiver indebtedness, certain accrued items and transaction expenses. “Today is a significant day for Zix and AppRiver [...]

Twilio and SendGrid recently announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Twilio to acquire SendGrid in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $2 billion. At the exchange ratio of 0.485 shares of Twilio Class A common stock per share of SendGrid common stock, this price equates to approximately $36.92 per share based […]

TowerData announces that it has completed the acquisition of Xverify, an email validation provider. Since 2011, Xverify has verified over 11 billion email addresses and helped businesses worldwide improve the quality of their email lists and boost their marketing ROI. “We’re excited to welcome Xverify and its talented team to TowerData,” said Tom Burke, CEO […]

SendinBlue, a fast-growing digital marketing suite for SMBs, acquired top German competitor Newsletter2Go; a move that comes just over a year after their €30 million Series-A funding round led by Partech. The French-based company will leverage this acquisition to build on its already explosive growth in 2019 and beyond. In sheer numbers, the newly formed […]

j2 Global, Inc. acquired iContact, LLC from Cision Ltd. for approximately $49 million on January 22, 2019. j2 Global paid the consideration in cash with the potential for additional cash consideration based upon meeting certain business performance measures over the next 12 months.

CM Group — a family of marketing technology companies including Campaign Monitor, Delivra and Emma — announced the acquisitions of Sailthru and Liveclicker, adding nearly $60 million in revenue and 540 new customers, including Bloomberg, Samsung and Fashion Nova. Sailthru, a cross-channel experience management platform, and Liveclicker, a provider of real-time email personalization solutions for marketers, bring easy to […]

WhatCounts and Windsor Circle, a leading automated personalization platform, announced a combining and rebranding of the two companies, owned by Output Services Group (OSG) under the name WhatCounts, an OSG Company. Armed with a new look and tagline—Market Better, Mark It Done—WhatCounts’ solution set includes cross-channel marketing powered by artificial intelligence and a full-service digital agency. “Rebranding to WhatCounts: Market Better, Mark […]

j2 Global acquired The Communicator Corporation Limited from Reach plc for £7.6 million on September 25, 2018. Total consideration of £7.6 million consist of £6.8 million in cash and the remaining £0.8 million will be payable in March 2020. In 2017, The Communicator Corporation Limited delivered revenue and adjusted operating profit of £4.9 million and […]

Adobe announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Marketo, the market-leading cloud platform for B2B marketing engagement, for $4.75 billion, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. With nearly 5,000 customers, Marketo brings together planning, engagement and measurement capabilities into an integrated B2B marketing platform. Adding Marketo’s engagement platform to Adobe Experience Cloud […]

Campaign Monitor announced recently it has joined forces with Emma and Delivra to become the new Campaign Monitor brand, offering the leading email marketing solution for businesses of all sizes. As the three products address the range of email marketing challenges, it’s now much easier for marketers to expand email engagement strategies as their business […]

Validity, a global leader in data quality and compliance, announced today that it has completed another acquisition, adding BriteVerify – a market leading email verification network – to its data integrity platform. Since 2009, BriteVerify has helped thousands of world-class brands including Oracle, MailChimp, ReturnPath, Marketo and Salesforce verify over 500 million email addresses each month which […]

j2 Global, Inc.nannounced today that the Company completed two acquisitions in the third quarter of 2017, spanning two business units and two countries. The acquisitions listed below grow the Company’s global customer base, provide access to new markets and expand j2’s product lineup. The acquisitions include: backupsonline                 […]