MSQ Partners (LDC-backed) Acquires Brave Spark

LDC and MSQ Management Acquire MSQ Partners from NVM

May 16, 2019

Marketing & Advertising

LDC has invested alongside MSQ Partners' senior management to acquire MSQ Partners in a deal valuing the business at around £37.5 million, enabling NVM Private Equity to exit. MSQ Partners is a multi-disciplinary marketing communications group of more than 600 employees across the UK, Asia and the US; LDC's capital will be used to accelerate international growth, expand capabilities and pursue potential acquisitions.

MSQ Acquires New York Creative Agency SPCSHP

October 2, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

London-based MSQ has acquired New York-based creative agency SPCSHP (formerly Big Spaceship), adding roughly 140 employees and more than doubling MSQ's U.S. presence and North American revenues to $100 million. The deal, backed by private equity partners One Equity Partners and LDC, expands MSQ's capabilities and scale in North America and integrates SPCSHP into MSQ's global network of creative, media and technology agencies.

One Equity Partners Acquires MSQ Partners

June 12, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

One Equity Partners (OEP) has acquired MSQ Partners, a London-headquartered creative and technology agency group with over 1,200 employees across 13 offices. OEP will use MSQ as a platform to pursue international expansion and consolidation in tech-enabled marketing and digital transformation; LDC exited its majority investment but will reinvest as a minority partner.

LDC-backed MSQ Partners Acquires Be Heard Partnership for £20.6m

September 2, 2020

Marketing & Advertising

MSQ Partners, backed by LDC, has acquired Be Heard Partnership in a public-to-private transaction that values the business at an enterprise value of £20.6 million. The add-on expands MSQ's multi-disciplinary capabilities—particularly in tech and data analytics—and creates a combined global workforce of approximately 785 people.

Quad Partners Invests $25M in eSpark Learning

January 5, 2022

Education

Quad Partners, a private equity firm focused on education, has invested $25 million in eSpark Learning to accelerate growth of the company's personalized K–5 reading and math program. The capital will be used to expand the product, grow the team, and bring eSpark’s student-centric curriculum to more schools across the United States.

intive Acquires Spark Digital

November 30, 2021

IT Services

intive has acquired Spark Digital, a founder-led digital consulting, design, and development provider serving Media & Entertainment and EdTech clients, to strengthen intive’s North American and LATAM digital transformation capabilities. The transaction gives intive a full U.S. footprint and adds Spark Digital’s nearshore delivery, AI/ML, data analytics and cloud capabilities; Spark Digital will continue to be led by co-founders Chris Cali and Francisco Amadeo. Canaccord Genuity served as exclusive financial advisor to Spark Digital.