Walker Sands (Stone-Goff Portfolio Company) Acquires March Communications

Walker Sands Acquires KoMarketing

January 25, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

Walker Sands, a Stone-Goff Partners portfolio company, has acquired KoMarketing, a Boston-based B2B demand generation agency. The deal deepens Walker Sands' top-of-funnel capabilities—including paid digital advertising and SEO—and KoMarketing will operate as KoMarketing, a Walker Sands company reporting into Walker Sands leadership.

Mountaingate Capital Acquires Walker Sands from Stone-Goff Partners

October 8, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Mountaingate Capital completed the acquisition of Walker Sands, an integrated B2B growth services agency, from Stone-Goff Partners. Walker Sands—which operates offices in Chicago, Seattle, and Boston and employs more than 170 people—will continue to be led by co-CEOs Andrew Cross and Dave Parro as Mountaingate supports growth through capability expansion, data & analytics investment, and strategic acquisitions.

EMK Capital Acquires Majority Stake in MARCH

November 24, 2024

Engineering Services

EMK Capital has acquired a majority stake in MARCH, a UK-headquartered multidisciplinary critical engineering services provider. EMK said the investment will reinforce March's market position, expand its service offering and support a transformational buy-and-build strategy to enter new end-markets.

MikeWorldWide Acquires Berk Communications

February 26, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

MikeWorldWide has completed the full acquisition of Berk Communications, bringing the longtime affiliate into full ownership while preserving Berk's brand and leadership. The deal expands MWW's sports, entertainment, and lifestyle PR capabilities, and gives Berk access to MWW's integrated resources, data analytics and AI-driven tools.

Marquis Acquires ZAG Interactive

April 3, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

Marquis Software Solutions, a Plano-based financial marketing and compliance software and services provider backed by Rockbridge Growth Equity, has acquired ZAG Interactive, a Glastonbury, Connecticut-based website design and digital marketing firm that serves community banks and credit unions. The acquisition will combine Marquis' data analytics and compliance capabilities with ZAG's website, SEO, PPC and social media services to expand Marquis' marketing services for financial institutions; terms were not disclosed.

Publicis Groupe Acquires Mars United Commerce from Mountaingate Capital

September 23, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Publicis Groupe has acquired Mars United Commerce (formerly The Mars Agency), the world's largest independent commerce marketing company, from Mountaingate Capital. The deal brings Mars's proprietary Marilyn platform, shopper intelligence and retail consultancy capabilities into Publicis to strengthen its end-to-end commerce and full-funnel marketing offering; Mars employs over 1,000 people globally.