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GreenbergFarrow Acquires DBI Architects

March 5, 2024

Engineering Services

Atlanta-based GreenbergFarrow (GF) has acquired DBI Architects, a Reston, Virginia architecture and interior design firm founded in 1973. DBI — which has 34 employees and provides architecture, interior design, master planning, construction administration, furniture and move/facility management services — will join GF's platform; the transaction closed in March 2024 and Blackcastle served as exclusive advisor to DBI. Financial terms were not disclosed.

LPA Acquires LdG Landscape Architects

February 4, 2021

Professional Services

Integrated design firm LPA has acquired San Diego-based LdG Landscape Architects, bringing founder Rocio Gertler and her small design team into LPA's landscape practice. The acquisition expands LPA's landscape capabilities and talent pool across its six studios in California and Texas, allowing LdG's projects to influence a broader range of mixed-use, education, healthcare and civic work.

Creative Artists Agency Acquires Full Ownership of CAA-GBG Global Brand Management Group

April 7, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has acquired full ownership of the business of CAA-GBG Global Brand Management Group (previously a 2016 JV with Global Brands Group), launching an integrated CAA Brand Management division. The unit — led by Perry Wolfman and Noah Gelbart and employing more than 160 people across 17 countries — will be folded into CAA's operations; financial terms were not disclosed.

DCG ONE Acquires The Garrigan Lyman Group (GLG)

January 20, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

DCG ONE, a Seattle-based marketing services provider, has acquired The Garrigan Lyman Group (GLG), a Seattle brand and digital agency. The deal expands DCG ONE’s agency capabilities — tripling its agency division — and brings GLG’s brand strategy and digital execution talent into DCG ONE; GLG principal Rebecca Lyman will join DCG ONE as Chief Marketing Officer.

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.

Authentic Brands Group & SPARC Group Acquire Eddie Bauer

May 7, 2021

Retail

Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and SPARC Group have agreed to purchase Eddie Bauer from PSEB Group, an operating company owned by Golden Gate Capital. ABG will own Eddie Bauer's intellectual property while the brand's core operating business will be integrated into SPARC's portfolio; Eddie Bauer will remain headquartered in the Seattle area under current President Damien Huang. The deal (expected to close by June 1, 2021) is intended to expand the brand's global reach and accelerate omnichannel and e‑commerce growth; no financial terms were disclosed.