SiteMedia Acquires STOREYS

MEDIA Central Group Combines with ShopFully to Create Europe Drive-to-Store Marketing Leader

May 25, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

MEDIA Central Group has combined with ShopFully to form a leading Europe-focused drive-to-store marketing platform. The transaction (backed by Bregal Unternehmerkapital) brings together MEDIA Central, Offerista, Yagora and ShopFully to scale digital capabilities, expand internationally and strengthen retail media offerings; Highland Europe will retain a minority stake and ShopFully's CEO Stefano Portu reinvests and becomes CEO Digital of the combined group.

MAI Capital Management Acquires Storey & Associates

October 4, 2021

Financial Services

MAI Capital Management, a Cleveland-based registered investment adviser, has acquired Storey & Associates, a North Canton, Ohio financial planning and asset management firm. The deal, which closed Sept. 30, 2021, adds approximately $230 million in assets under management and brings founders Harlan Storey and Kevin Krakora and all Storey employees into MAI; financial terms were not disclosed.

Storable Acquires StorageAuctions.com

June 11, 2024

Software

Storable has acquired StorageAuctions.com, an online marketplace for self-storage unit auctions, integrating its auction services to create an end-to-end delinquency management solution for self-storage operators. The deal, finalized June 4, 2024, will have StorageAuctions.com operate as a division of Storable and is intended to streamline auction workflows and improve unit recovery and re-rental efficiency.

Scholastic Invests in 9 Story Media Group

June 21, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Scholastic has completed its previously announced investment in 9 Story Media Group, acquiring 100% of the economic interest and a minority of voting rights for CAD $250 million (approximately USD $182 million). The deal (signed March 2024, closed June 21, 2024) brings 9 Story's production, distribution and licensing capabilities into Scholastic to expand its content creation, global distribution and merchandising opportunities; sellers included an affiliate of private equity firm ZMC and other selling shareholders.

Investing.com Acquires StreetInsider.com

March 27, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Investing.com has completed the acquisition and integration of StreetInsider.com to expand its premium market-moving news feeds and enhance its InvestingPro subscription offering. The deal folds StreetInsider’s real-time breaking-news services and paywalled feeds into Investing.com’s platform to broaden content capabilities for retail investors while StreetInsider continues to operate as a stand-alone service for select feeds.

Minute Media Acquires STN Video

January 24, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Minute Media has acquired STN Video (formerly SendtoNews), a Victoria, BC–based online video platform and North American sports content distributor that holds highlight rights with major U.S. sports leagues. The deal brings STN's award-winning OVP, a library of more than 2 million videos, and distribution capabilities into Minute Media's Voltax Video ecosystem; financing support for the transaction came from HSBC Innovation Banking and funds/accounts managed by BlackRock. Frontier (a prior investor in STN) will remain a supportive shareholder of Minute Media.