Gartner, Inc. Acquires Digital Brand Researcher L2
March 7, 2017
Gartner, the global IT research and advisory firm, has agreed to acquire New York-based digital brand researcher L2. L2, which provides subscription benchmarking and digital performance research to consumer brands and employs about 150 people across New York and London, will initially operate independently while Gartner integrates the capability into its research portfolio.
- Buyers
- Gartner, Inc.
- Targets
- L2
- Industry
- Data & Analytics
- Location
- New York, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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