Adams Outdoor Advertising Acquires Riley (Patriot) Outdoor

Adams Outdoor Advertising Acquires Scotty Outdoor

September 30, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Adams Outdoor Advertising has acquired Scotty Outdoor, adding 132 static billboard faces and 3 digital faces across North and South Carolina. The acquisition expands Adams' out-of-home footprint across key Carolina markets (from Boone and Charlotte to Emerald Isle and Columbia), strengthening its regional advertising coverage.

Adams Outdoor Advertising Acquires Cook Brothers' 17 Billboard Faces in Dillon County, South Carolina

September 19, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Adams Outdoor Advertising acquired all of Cook Brothers Corporation's billboard assets — 17 display faces along I-95 in Dillon County, South Carolina — effective September 19, 2024. The deal expands Adams' out-of-home coverage in the Florence/Dillon corridor; financial terms were not disclosed.

Adams Outdoor Acquires Chesapeake Outdoor

June 17, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Adams Outdoor Advertising acquired Chesapeake Outdoor, adding 181 static billboard faces and expanding its footprint in the Norfolk/Virginia Beach market and into the Salisbury–Ocean City, MD DMA. The acquisition strengthens Adams' regional presence on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland and will be integrated under Adams' Norfolk operations.

Adams Outdoor Advertising Acquires Cee Media

January 13, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Adams Outdoor Advertising, the fourth-largest out-of-home operator in the U.S., has acquired Wisconsin-based billboard company Cee Media, adding Cee Media's network of roughly 100 billboards to its portfolio. The acquisition expands Adams' footprint across central Wisconsin and strengthens its mix of static and digital out-of-home advertising locations for local and national advertisers.

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.

Trailhead Media Acquires Horton Outdoor Advertising Assets

November 1, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Trailhead Media, a Mississippi-based out-of-home advertising operator backed by investor Viking Global, purchased Horton Outdoor’s billboard assets, including 146 structures (324 faces) with 47 digital displays concentrated north of Atlanta and in parts of Alabama and Florida. The assets were previously held by Horton Outdoor, a portfolio company of McWhorter Capital Partners; terms were not disclosed and Drachman M&A Co. represented the seller.