Rise New York & Partners Acquires Spaces&Creatures (renamed Artlab by Rise)

Candid Group Acquires Creature London

May 11, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Candid Group, an international marketing and communications platform, has acquired independent UK advertising agency Creature (London) for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition strengthens Candid's creative capability and cross-border presence, establishes Creature as the network's lead creative agency and follows two other recent UK deals as the platform expands in Europe.

Yuga Labs Acquires Roar Studios

July 31, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Yuga Labs has agreed to acquire Roar Studios, a small immersive media and AI-focused developer of the ROAR music and entertainment platform. The acquisition brings Roar's audio, game and AI engineering talent into Yuga's Otherside metaverse effort to accelerate product development and creator-driven experiences.

A21 (Agency 21) Acquires Art Market Productions

May 17, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Miami-based experiential marketing and event agency A21 (formerly Agency 21) has acquired New York–based creative events firm Art Market Productions and merged the businesses under the A21 brand. The acquisition expands A21’s capabilities beyond culinary festivals into art fairs and experiential art events, adding in-house production and a roster of prominent art fairs to its portfolio.

General Idea Acquires Reference NYC

November 22, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

New York-based creative agency General Idea has acquired Reference NYC, a technology arts studio specializing in dynamic branding, spatial communication and motion design. The deal folds Reference NYC and its clients (including LEGO, Levi's and Byredo) into the newly formed General Idea Group — joining General Idea and SPA to expand the firm's technology-driven creative and production capabilities.

Chaos Acquires EvolveLAB

February 19, 2025

Software

Chaos has acquired EvolveLAB, a Boulder-based developer of AI software for AEC professionals (products include Veras, Glyph, Morphis and Helix). The acquisition brings EvolveLAB's generative-design, BIM automation and AI documentation tools into Chaos' design-to-visualization ecosystem and adds the EvolveLAB team to Chaos' product organization.

Rembrand Merges with Spaceback to Create AI-Powered Creative Platform

September 15, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Rembrand has merged with Spaceback to combine Rembrand's AI virtual product placement technology with Spaceback's creative automation for turning social content into programmatic ads. The unified platform will operate under the Rembrand name and deliver AI-powered creative production and programmatic activation across CTV, digital video and display.