BerlinRosen Acquires Majority Stake in Glen Echo Group

BerlinRosen Holdings (via O2) Acquires Message Lab

December 4, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

O2 Investment Partners, through its portfolio company BerlinRosen Holdings, has invested in and partnered with Message Lab, a content, data and analytics agency led by founder and CEO Ben Worthen. The deal will integrate Message Lab's editorial and content-intelligence capabilities into the BerlinRosen platform to expand its communications, content and analytics offering; terms were not disclosed.

BerlinRosen Holdings (backed by O2 Investment Partners) Invests in Inkhouse

May 22, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

BerlinRosen Holdings, with investment support from O2 Investment Partners, has made an investment in Inkhouse and partnered with founder and CEO Beth Monaghan. The strategic move adds Inkhouse’s 140+ person strategic communications capabilities to the BerlinRosen platform to bolster its technology communications and full-service marketing offerings; terms were not disclosed.

BerlinRosen Holdings (backed by O2 Investment Partners) Invests in M18 PR

May 8, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

BerlinRosen Holdings, backed by O2 Investment Partners, has made an undisclosed investment in M18 PR and partnered with the agency to expand BerlinRosen's real estate, travel, and hospitality communications capabilities. M18 will retain its brand and leadership and continue operating from New York with teams in Miami and Los Angeles while gaining access to BerlinRosen's broader agency network and resources.

BerlinRosen and O2 Investment Partners Invest in Derris

September 17, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

BerlinRosen, with backing from private equity firm O2 Investment Partners, has made an investment in and partnered with New York–based brand consultancy Derris. The founders Jesse Derris and Lisa Frank will continue to lead the firm, which will join BerlinRosen's network to expand its brand consultancy and communications capabilities; terms were not disclosed.

O2 Investment Partners Invests in BerlinRosen

January 31, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

O2 Investment Partners has made a significant investment in BerlinRosen to support the communications firm's continued expansion. The partnership will fund organic and inorganic growth — including investments in data & analytics, creative capabilities and new verticals — while BerlinRosen remains led by its existing management team.

Beringer Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Benzinga

October 25, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Beringer Capital, a North American private equity firm, acquired a majority stake in Detroit-based financial media and analytics platform Benzinga, valuing the company at approximately $300 million. Benzinga founder Jason Raznick will retain a significant ownership stake and continue to lead the business as Beringer supports growth via expanded content verticals, product improvements and deeper B2B partnerships.