Adams Outdoor Advertising Acquires Cee Media
January 13, 2025
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.
- Buyers
- Adams Outdoor Advertising
- Targets
- Cee Media
- Industry
- Marketing & Advertising
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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