Perion Network Acquires Vidazoo

Perion Network Acquires Pub Ocean for up to $22 Million

July 22, 2020

Media & Entertainment

Perion Network Ltd. agreed to acquire the assets of Pub Ocean, a publisher-focused technology platform, for up to $22.0 million (including $4.0M paid at signing, $17.0M in earnouts and $1.0M in retention). Pub Ocean will be integrated into Perion’s ContentIQ (CIQ) business to expand publisher orchestration, real-time revenue analytics and drive immediate revenue and EBITDA synergies.

Perion Acquires Greenbids

May 13, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Perion Network Ltd. acquired Greenbids, an AI-powered media buying optimization platform that creates custom bidding algorithms for walled gardens and leading DSPs. The deal (approximately up to $65 million in total consideration) includes $27.5 million cash at closing, a $22.5 million two-year earnout, and $15 million in employee retention (cash and equity), and is expected to immediately enhance Perion One's lower-funnel, walled-garden capabilities and be accretive to adjusted EBITDA.

Perion Network Acquires Hivestack

December 12, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Perion Network Ltd. has completed the acquisition of Hivestack Inc., a global full‑stack programmatic digital out‑of‑home (DOOH) platform, for $100 million in cash plus up to $25 million in employee retention and performance‑based payments. The deal gives Perion immediate entry into the DOOH market with Hivestack's platform deployed across 32 countries and is intended to expand Perion's advertising product capabilities and diversify its revenue mix.

JW Player Acquires InPlayer to Expand Monetization and Audience Insights

January 17, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

JW Player has acquired InPlayer to add subscription management, payments, and identity management capabilities to its video platform, enhancing end-to-end monetization and audience insights. The deal builds on JW Player's prior $100M investment from LLR Partners to expand subscription and other monetization tools for broadcasters, publishers, and video-driven businesses.

Vobile Acquires Zefr's Rights ID and Channel ID Businesses

November 18, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Vobile acquired Zefr's Rights ID and Channel ID businesses to expand its video content protection and monetization platform, with financing provided by Accel-KKR Credit Partners. The deal integrates complementary content-monetization and viewer-engagement technologies to help content owners protect and monetize assets across online platforms.

Orion Innovation Acquires Zodiac Systems

June 8, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Orion Innovation, a One Equity Partners portfolio company, has acquired Zodiac Systems, a New York–based video service delivery software company. The deal adds Zodiac's Matrix API management cloud platform and Zodiac Stack device software — and their significant proprietary IP and revenues — to Orion's telecommunications and media capabilities as part of Orion's ongoing inorganic growth plan.