CBBB Holdings Acquires LePoidevin Marketing

BBR Creative Sold to Its Management Team in Management Buyout

September 13, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

TobinLeff advised BBR Creative on a management buyout in which members of the agency's management team purchased the business from co-founder and CEO Cherie Hebert. The transaction enables Hebert to monetize her ownership and implement a succession plan while keeping the agency's operations and legacy in-house.

Hawke Media Acquires Leverage Marketing

May 30, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

Hawke Media has acquired Leverage Marketing, a digital marketing agency led by CEO Bob Kehoe, to combine performance marketing services and advanced e-commerce marketing capabilities. The acquisition brings Leverage’s software-driven performance tools and analytics into Hawke Media’s service offering to expand capabilities for clients across retail, e-commerce, healthcare and other end markets.

Burdette Beckmann (BBI) Acquires PROMARK

October 25, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

Burdette Beckmann Inc. (BBI), a national sales agency based in Fort Lauderdale, completed the acquisition of PROMARK, a sales and marketing agency founded in 1987. The deal expands BBI’s market coverage across 35 states—strengthening its convenience, grocery and confectionery channels—and will support additional investment in analytics, infrastructure and trade management.

Shamrock Capital Acquires Bayard Advertising

January 27, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Los Angeles-based Shamrock Capital has acquired Bayard Advertising, a nearly 100-year-old, family-owned recruitment marketing agency. The acquisition will support Bayard's growth and expansion of its recruitment marketing, employer branding, programmatic media and analytics capabilities; terms were not disclosed.

Capital For Business Acquires Innvoke, LLC

December 22, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Capital For Business (CFB), a St. Louis-based SBIC private investment firm, completed a control investment in Innvoke, LLC, a Cranbury, New Jersey-based marketing and commercial printing company. Affiliates of CFB and Independent Bankers Capital Fund (IBCF) provided subordinated debt and equity; founder David Kovacs moved to a board role and co-investor status while Jay Ziegler joined as President. The investment is intended to support growth and build out a nationwide commercial printing services provider.

Qualfon Acquires LeadVision Media

December 3, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Qualfon, a full-service BPO and customer lifecycle provider, has acquired LeadVision Media to add digital demand generation, affiliate network capabilities and owned media (RevenueAds, MyDegree.com) to its service offering. The deal expands Qualfon's lead generation and digital marketing solutions for education, insurance and consumer financial-services clients.