group.ONE Acquires WP Media

Cinven and Ontario Teachers' to acquire and combine group.ONE and dogado group

December 5, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

International private equity firm Cinven, alongside Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, has agreed to acquire and combine Sweden-headquartered group.ONE and Germany-headquartered dogado group to create a pan‑European provider of online presence solutions for SMEs. The combined business will offer domains, web and cloud hosting, business software and digital marketing services to a large, recurring customer base across the Nordic, Benelux and DACH regions; financial terms were not disclosed and the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.

PMG Acquires UK-Based RocketMill to Accelerate European Expansion

December 13, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

PMG has acquired UK-based RocketMill, a full-service digital marketing agency with ~200 employees across offices in Brighton and London. The acquisition is PMG's first in Europe and expands its creative, media, customer experience, data and technology capabilities while boosting its London footprint; terms were not disclosed.

CloudAccess (Cloud Equity Group Portfolio) Acquires Miller Media

June 29, 2020

Marketing & Advertising

CloudAccess, a Traverse City-based WordPress and Joomla hosting platform and portfolio company of Cloud Equity Group, has acquired Miller Media, a Michigan-based web development and digital marketing/SEO agency. The add-on expands CloudAccess’s professional services capabilities by integrating Miller Media’s web development and search marketing expertise to drive cross-selling and client value creation.

WP Engine Acquires Delicious Brains' WordPress Plugins Business

June 27, 2022

Software

WP Engine acquired five popular WordPress plugins (Advanced Custom Fields, WP Migrate, WP Offload Media, WP Offload SES, and Better Search Replace) from Delicious Brains, adding approximately 4 million installs to its developer tool portfolio. The deal strengthens WP Engine's developer and headless WordPress capabilities and expands its suite of builder tools used by agencies and developers worldwide.

WPP Acquires Cloud Commerce Group

November 30, 2021

E-Commerce

WPP has acquired Cloud Commerce Group (CCG), a UK-based multi-channel ecommerce software provider that helps brands market, sell and fulfil across marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay, Etsy and Wayfair. CCG — which employs over 100 people across Europe and powers over £1 billion in annual GMV — will join the Wunderman Thompson Commerce network to strengthen WPP’s commerce and technology capabilities.

American Pacific Group Acquires Media One Digital Imaging

February 15, 2023

Industrial Services

American Pacific Group (APG) has made a platform investment in Media One Digital Imaging, a Garden Grove, California-based integrator and distributor of digital textile and large-format printing equipment, software, consumables and support services. Northstar Capital provided junior debt financing and an equity co-investment to help APG finance the transaction; Bridgepoint Investment Banking served as Media One's exclusive financial advisor.