Bensussen Deutsch & Associates (BDA) Acquires SwagUp

Bensussen Deutsch & Associates (BDA) Acquires The Great Branding Company

June 11, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Bensussen Deutsch & Associates, LLC (BDA) has acquired UK-based sports, events, and promotional products provider The Great Branding Company to expand BDA's retail and merchandise capabilities across EMEA. The deal integrates The Great Branding Company's UK and German teams into BDA's existing European operations to strengthen its sports portfolio and supply-chain-backed retail services.

Bensussen Deutsch & Associates (BDA) Acquires Harper + Scott

September 5, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Bensussen Deutsch & Associates (BDA) has acquired New York–based creative branded merchandise agency Harper + Scott to deepen BDA’s creative capabilities and expand its New York presence. The deal combines Harper + Scott’s enterprise creative services and high-touch client relationships with BDA’s global technology platform, sourcing and fulfillment network to deliver scalable branded merchandise programs for large customers.

Bensussen Deutsch & Associates (BDA) Acquires Idea Planet

June 16, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Bensussen Deutsch & Associates (BDA) has acquired Idea Planet, a Dallas-based consumer insight and merchandise innovations agency. The acquisition expands BDA's global reach and manufacturing, sourcing and distribution capabilities while allowing both firms to grow merchandise, collectibles and direct-to-consumer programs for enterprise clients.

Blocverse DAO Acquires Swagga Studio to Build SWAGGA Phygital Metaverse

August 25, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Blocverse DAO, operator of the play-to-earn project BLOCWARS, has acquired fashion NFT IP creator Swagga Studio and will integrate both businesses into a new phygital metaverse brand called SWAGGA. The buyer will also establish Japan-based SWAGGA Innovation Inc. to support collaborations with global IPs, fashion brands and artists and to expand e-commerce, social and metaverse capabilities.

Upland Software Acquires BA Insight

February 24, 2022

Software

Upland Software, a publicly traded provider of cloud-based knowledge and content management software, has acquired BA Insight, a provider of enterprise search solutions. The acquisition (approximately $33.4M cash plus a $0.6M holdback) expands Upland's knowledge management portfolio by adding enterprise search and AI-driven search capabilities and is expected to be immediately accretive to Adjusted EBITDA.

Uptiq.AI Acquires UpSwot

December 2, 2024

Software

Uptiq.AI has acquired UpSwot to integrate UpSwot's Financial Data Gateway into Uptiq's AI Workbench, enhancing data integration and enabling AI agents to query and embed third-party accounting, banking, payroll, ERP, and CRM data. The acquisition strengthens Uptiq.AI's enterprise AI platform for financial institutions and accelerates product capabilities for use cases such as personalized customer interactions, loan origination, compliance, and portfolio management.