MGID Acquires Majority Stake in Italy's Metup Native S.r.l.

Mexedia Acquires 51% of Stantup Service S.r.l. for EUR 16.5 Million

May 21, 2026

IT Services

Mexedia S.p.A. Società Benefit signed and later completed the acquisition of a 51% equity stake in Stantup Service S.r.l. from Rocket Sharing Company S.p.A. for a total consideration of EUR 16.5 million, giving Mexedia control of Stantup Service.

Bending Spoons Acquires Meetup

January 24, 2024

Software

Italian technology company Bending Spoons has completed the acquisition of U.S.-based community platform Meetup, which has more than 60 million registered members worldwide. Bending Spoons said it will leverage its technology and product expertise to accelerate Meetup's international expansion, grow membership, and improve organizer experience; Meetup CEO David Siegel will serve as an advisor following the transaction.

Wide Group (Pollen Street-backed) Acquires Milan-based Broker Mida Srl

November 8, 2023

Insurance

Wide Group, a Pollen Street-backed Italian insurance broking consolidator, has completed its first bolt-on acquisition since Pollen Street's investment by acquiring Milan-based commercial broker Mida Srl. The acquisition expands Wide Group’s scale and capabilities in the Milan/Lombardy market while Mida’s founders/management remain with the business post-close.

Hg Acquires Majority Stake in Nomadia

July 20, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Hg has made a majority investment in Nomadia, a Paris-based SaaS provider of smart mobility and field service management software. Nomadia's management team and former majority owners remain investors; Hg will support international expansion, R&D (including AI and IoT) and potential M&A to build a European leader. Terms were not disclosed.

Media Do International Acquires Supadu Ltd.

February 10, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Media Do International, the San Diego–based subsidiary of Japan's Media Do Co., Ltd., has acquired all shares of UK-based Supadu Ltd., a provider of websites and e-commerce solutions for publishers. Supadu's CEO Mark Harvie-Watt will remain in place, and the business will be integrated into the Media Do / Firebrand Group to expand product capabilities and global reach for publishers.

Premise Acquires Native

November 12, 2021

Data & Analytics

Premise acquired Native on November 12, 2021 to strengthen its crowdsourced market-insights platform by bringing in Native’s team, marketplace and customer relationships with brands such as The Coca-Cola Company and Mars Inc. The deal is intended to expand Premise’s in-store, ground-truth data capabilities and scale its contributor tasking across Premise’s global network.