American Discovery Capital Makes Strategic Growth Investment in SmartBug Media

Juniper Capital Management Invests in Bug ID, Inc.

June 23, 2026

IT Services

Juniper Capital Management announced its partnership and investment in Bug ID, Inc., an audiovisual systems design and integration firm headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. The investment is described as the inaugural platform investment for Juniper Capital Fund I, with founder and CEO Matt Lavine retaining a meaningful equity stake and continuing to lead the business to accelerate growth.

American Discovery Capital-backed SmartBug Media Acquires Globalia, Inc.

October 25, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

SmartBug Media, a digital agency backed by American Discovery Capital, acquired Canadian HubSpot and Shopify partner Globalia, Inc., adding 90 technical HubSpot experts and creating a combined team of more than 300. The deal broadens SmartBug's technical systems-integration and e-commerce capabilities, expands its international and French‑language coverage, and strengthens its position as a top global HubSpot partner.

SmartBug Media Acquires Chair 10 Marketing

May 17, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

SmartBug Media has acquired Chair 10 Marketing, a Seattle-based performance marketing agency and Google Premier Partner, to deepen its paid media, paid social and local SEO capabilities. The acquisition expands SmartBug's B2C and multi-location franchise expertise and integrates Chair 10's recurring paid-media services into SmartBug's broader inbound, e-commerce and revenue operations offerings.

Searchlight Capital Partners and BCI Invest in Adams Outdoor Advertising

September 20, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Searchlight Capital Partners, in partnership with British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), signed a definitive agreement to make a strategic investment in Adams Outdoor Advertising. The capital will support Adams' expansion across local U.S. markets, development of new digital sites and technology-enabled advertising capabilities, and pursuit of strategic M&A.

Apiary Capital Invests in MediaSense

August 12, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Apiary Capital has completed a growth investment in MediaSense, the UK-based technology-enabled media advisor. The investment will fund MediaSense’s expansion—particularly into Asia and the United States—and support capability and team investment to scale its advisory and technology offering.

American Discovery Capital Acquires Clear Capital Advisors

July 27, 2020

Financial Services

American Discovery Capital (ADC), a Los Angeles–based merchant banking firm, has acquired Clear Capital Advisors, a boutique investment banking and M&A advisory firm also based in Los Angeles. Clear Capital founder Bruce Pompan joins ADC as a Partner alongside Susan Goodell Goldman and other members of Clear Capital's investment banking team; terms were not disclosed.