Rakuten LinkShare Acquires mediaFORGE
September 5, 2012
Rakuten LinkShare has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire mediaFORGE, a Salt Lake City–based dynamic display advertising and retargeting platform. The acquisition expands Rakuten LinkShare’s marketing services beyond affiliate marketing into display and retargeting capabilities; terms were not disclosed and mediaFORGE’s ~50 employees will remain in Salt Lake City.
- Buyers
- Rakuten LinkShare Corporation
- Targets
- mediaFORGE
- Industry
- Marketing & Advertising
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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