RTC Partners Invests in Marketing Agency COMM

RTC Partners Makes Growth Investments in fama PR, Intelisent, MarketBridge and Quarry

November 13, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

RTC Partners completed strategic growth investments in four North American marketing and sales services firms — fama PR, Intelisent, MarketBridge, and Quarry — to form an integrated, data-driven marketing services platform. The combined platform will deliver strategy, analytics, demand generation, PR and marketing-effectiveness capabilities backed by RTC Partners to scale go-to-market execution for enterprise clients.

CitNOW Group Acquires Real Time Communications (RTC)

August 17, 2022

Software

CitNOW Group, backed by Livingbridge with reinvestment support from Tenzing, has acquired software provider Real Time Communications (RTC). The bolt-on expands CitNOW Group's product portfolio for franchised car dealerships, strengthening aftersales and lead management capabilities across its existing markets.

Phoenix Marketing International Acquires Communicus

August 4, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Phoenix Marketing International has acquired research-based advertising consultancy Communicus to integrate Communicus’ longitudinal advertising measurement capabilities into Phoenix’s end-to-end advertising solutions. Phoenix MI, a portfolio company of private equity firm ZS Fund L.P., will fold Communicus’ System 1-based diagnostic and in-market campaign evaluation offerings into its product suite to enhance advertising and brand measurement services.

Summit Partners Makes Majority Growth Investment in Insurcomm, Inc.

February 29, 2024

Construction

Summit Partners has made a majority growth equity investment in Insurcomm, a Portsmouth, New Hampshire–based provider of commercial and residential property restoration services. The capital will support Insurcomm's national expansion, scaling of operations and team, and a buy-and-build strategy to acquire other restoration providers.

Bridgepointe Technologies Acquires RealCom Solutions

November 2, 2022

IT Services

Bridgepointe Technologies, a San Mateo-based tech advisory firm backed by Charlesbank, has acquired RealCom Solutions, a Plano, Texas-based telecommunications and technology consulting agency. The deal expands Bridgepointe’s capabilities and footprint in the Southwest; RealCom’s hospitality-focused MSP (TekSecute Technology Group) will be spun out while affiliated cybersecurity provider Third Wave Innovations will remain independent and partner with Bridgepointe.

Ruder Finn Acquires Peppercomm

March 31, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Ruder Finn has acquired Peppercomm, the integrated communications and marketing firm founded by Steve Cody. Peppercomm will continue to operate under its brand with Cody remaining CEO and reporting to Ruder Finn's CEO; there will be no layoffs and the acquisition is intended to expand Ruder Finn's capabilities and service offerings.