Hyperquake Acquires Brooklyn-based Interactive Studio Potion

Hyperquake Acquires MarCore Group

October 23, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Cincinnati-based creative strategy and branding agency Hyperquake has acquired Salt Lake City–area digital marketplace engineering firm MarCore Group and merged its team into Hyperquake’s Growth Marketing pillar. MarCore’s founder Ari Monkarsh joins Hyperquake as Executive Director of Growth Marketing as the firms integrate digital engineering, performance marketing and affiliate capabilities to broaden Hyperquake’s service offering.

Elixirr Acquires Insights Firm Hypothesis

October 21, 2024

Consulting

Elixirr has acquired Hypothesis, a Los Angeles–based insights and strategy firm founded in 2000. The acquisition expands Elixirr's research, qualitative and quantitative capabilities and strengthens its US presence while adding expertise across technology, media & entertainment, and retail/CPG sectors.

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.

Hyperscience Acquires Boxplot

December 6, 2021

AI & Machine Learning

Hyperscience has acquired Berlin-based startup Boxplot, integrating Boxplot's graph data modeling technology into the Hyperscience platform to combine data processing with graph-based storage and relationships. The deal, signed on December 6, marks Hyperscience's first acquisition and is intended to accelerate product innovation and improve automation and decisioning for customers in insurance, finance, and healthcare.

Epiq Acquires Hyperion Global Partners

November 12, 2020

Consulting

Epiq has acquired Hyperion Global Partners, a business and technology advisory practice focused on legal operations and transformation, including its analyst unit Hyperion Research. The deal expands Epiq's legal transformation services and brings Hyperion's founder and CEO, Eyal Iffergan, into Epiq as Managing Director of its new legal operations advisory business.

Journey Acquires Squint/Opera

November 1, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Journey, the Growth Catalyst Partners–backed innovation and design agency, has acquired Squint/Opera, a London-based creative studio specializing in immersive physical and virtual experiences. The acquisition doubles Journey’s scale and adds studios in London, New York and Dubai, integrating Squint/Opera’s expertise in virtual production, Unreal Engine-based virtual twins, and large-scale immersive installations.