Centerfield Acquires Business.com and Savings.com
February 2, 2021
Centerfield, a Los Angeles-based customer acquisition and marketing company, acquired two digital publishers — Business.com and Savings.com — to expand its owned & operated portfolio and extend its Dugout platform into B2B and e-commerce verticals. The deals are add-on acquisitions for Centerfield since the company was acquired by Platinum Equity in December 2019; Platinum Equity remains the sponsor behind Centerfield.
- Buyers
- Centerfield, Platinum Equity
- Targets
- Business.com, Savings.com
- Platforms
- Centerfield
- Industry
- Marketing & Advertising
- Location
- United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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