American Discovery Capital Makes Strategic Growth Investment in SmartBug Media

American Discovery Capital-backed SmartBug Media Acquires Globalia, Inc.

October 25, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

SmartBug Media, a digital agency backed by American Discovery Capital, acquired Canadian HubSpot and Shopify partner Globalia, Inc., adding 90 technical HubSpot experts and creating a combined team of more than 300. The deal broadens SmartBug's technical systems-integration and e-commerce capabilities, expands its international and French‑language coverage, and strengthens its position as a top global HubSpot partner.

SmartBug Media Acquires Chair 10 Marketing

May 17, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

SmartBug Media has acquired Chair 10 Marketing, a Seattle-based performance marketing agency and Google Premier Partner, to deepen its paid media, paid social and local SEO capabilities. The acquisition expands SmartBug's B2C and multi-location franchise expertise and integrates Chair 10's recurring paid-media services into SmartBug's broader inbound, e-commerce and revenue operations offerings.

American Discovery Capital Acquires Clear Capital Advisors

July 27, 2020

Financial Services

American Discovery Capital (ADC), a Los Angeles–based merchant banking firm, has acquired Clear Capital Advisors, a boutique investment banking and M&A advisory firm also based in Los Angeles. Clear Capital founder Bruce Pompan joins ADC as a Partner alongside Susan Goodell Goldman and other members of Clear Capital's investment banking team; terms were not disclosed.

Apiary Capital Invests in MediaSense

August 12, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Apiary Capital has completed a growth investment in MediaSense, the UK-based technology-enabled media advisor. The investment will fund MediaSense’s expansion—particularly into Asia and the United States—and support capability and team investment to scale its advisory and technology offering.

Searchlight Capital Partners and BCI Invest in Adams Outdoor Advertising

September 20, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Searchlight Capital Partners, in partnership with British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), signed a definitive agreement to make a strategic investment in Adams Outdoor Advertising. The capital will support Adams' expansion across local U.S. markets, development of new digital sites and technology-enabled advertising capabilities, and pursuit of strategic M&A.

M33 Growth Makes Strategic Growth Investment in BeSmartee

February 23, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

BeSmartee, a digital mortgage platform provider, secured a strategic growth investment from Boston-based M33 Growth to accelerate product development and expand its customer base across banks, credit unions and non-bank lenders. The minority growth investment is intended to help BeSmartee scale operations and bring its mortgage POS technology to more financial institutions; terms were not disclosed.