Edge226 Acquires Adscend Media

Prodege Acquires AdGate Media

July 11, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Prodege, a marketing and consumer insights platform, has acquired AdGate Media, a New York–based digital advertising company that connects users of websites and apps with premium brands. The acquisition expands Prodege’s audience and ad monetization capabilities as it continues building its consumer insights and advertising portfolio.

Podean Acquires Ad Advance

February 19, 2026

Marketing & Advertising

Marketplace-focused agency Podean has acquired Ad Advance, a Duluth, Minnesota–based retail media agency, from Permanent Equity. The deal—facilitated by Podean's private equity partner Mountaingate Capital—adds Ad Advance’s Streamline technology and retail-media/DSP capabilities to Podean’s global marketplaces platform and was announced as creating a combined business with ~260 staff across 17 countries.

Mod Op Acquires Ascend Marketing

October 14, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Mod Op, a full-service digital marketing agency based in Miami, has acquired Ascend Marketing, a tech-enabled marketing services firm that specializes in marketing automation, martech enablement, and account-based marketing (ABM). The deal expands Mod Op's end-to-end B2B marketing capabilities by adding advanced data, automation and CRM integration expertise to its service offering.

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.

OuterBox Acquires Accelerated Digital Media

October 22, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

OuterBox, a portfolio company of WILsquare Capital, has acquired Accelerated Digital Media (ADM), a Chicago-based performance marketing agency that specializes in paid search, paid social, and analytics for healthcare and e-commerce clients. The add-on strengthens OuterBox's paid media, programmatic and analytics capabilities and expands its presence in the healthcare and enterprise e-commerce end markets. Terms were not disclosed.

6sense Acquires Granite Media

June 9, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

6sense has acquired AdTech provider Granite Media to expand its omni-channel advertising and managed services capabilities within the 6sense Revenue AI platform. The Granite Media marketing team will join 6sense to lead advertising product innovation and managed services; the announcement also coincided with two new executive hires at 6sense.