United Talent Agency Acquires MediaHound

UTA Acquires MediaLink

December 15, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

UTA (United Talent Agency) has acquired MediaLink, the media and marketing strategic advisory firm founded by Michael Kassan, from Ascential PLC. MediaLink will remain an independent UTA-owned company with Kassan continuing as CEO and its ~150-person team operating from offices including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and London.

EQT Private Equity Acquires Minority Stake in United Talent Agency

July 19, 2022

Media & Entertainment

EQT Private Equity (via its EQT X fund) agreed to acquire a minority stake in United Talent Agency (UTA), becoming the largest outside shareholder while UTA's partnership and leadership retain control. Investcorp will sell its full minority stake and EQT will also purchase portions of existing stakes from continuing shareholders including PSP Investments; the investment will support UTA's growth, innovation and international expansion.

HireQuest Acquires Recruit Media

October 4, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

HireQuest, Inc. (Nasdaq: HQI) has acquired Recruit Media, Inc., an HR tech start‑up that operates a next‑gen SaaS recruitment platform. The deal was funded with cash on hand and a modest revolver draw and is intended to accelerate HireQuest's digital strategy by integrating Recruit Media's multimedia candidate profiles, in‑app messaging/video chat, and mobile/web platform into HireQuest's franchise technology suite.

MediaMint Acquires Taktical Digital

December 16, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

MediaMint has acquired Taktical Digital to deepen its performance marketing and AI-enabled growth capabilities and expand its North American footprint. The deal integrates Taktical’s digital media buying, SEO, content, and full-funnel optimization expertise with MediaMint’s Agentic AI-powered services.

Synamedia Acquires Utelly to Enhance Synamedia Go's Content Discovery

May 25, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Synamedia has acquired Utelly, a UK-based SaaS content discovery and metadata aggregation provider, to embed Utelly's search, recommendations and metadata capabilities into the Synamedia Go platform. The deal will strengthen Synamedia's streaming product suite by integrating AI-powered metadata aggregation and recommendation features to improve viewer discovery, retention and ARPU.

Hawke Media Acquires Tribute Media

June 8, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

Hawke Media, a Santa Monica-based marketing consultancy, has acquired Tribute Media, a web marketing agency headquartered in Meridian, Idaho. The acquisition expands Hawke's presence into the U.S. Northwest and brings Tribute's web development, inbound marketing and HubSpot expertise into Hawke's portfolio.