broadhead Acquires HMH Agency

broadhead Acquires Fame

November 1, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Independent marketing agency broadhead has acquired Minneapolis-based experiential agency Fame. The deal expands broadhead's experiential marketing capabilities and brings Fame's clients and leadership (Lynne Robertson to remain president) into broadhead's national offering.

Trailhead Media Acquires Horton Outdoor Advertising Assets

November 1, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Trailhead Media, a Mississippi-based out-of-home advertising operator backed by investor Viking Global, purchased Horton Outdoor’s billboard assets, including 146 structures (324 faces) with 47 digital displays concentrated north of Atlanta and in parts of Alabama and Florida. The assets were previously held by Horton Outdoor, a portfolio company of McWhorter Capital Partners; terms were not disclosed and Drachman M&A Co. represented the seller.

Hakuhodo Acquires Majority Stake in Vietnam-Based Digital Agency BCM

February 2, 2026

Marketing & Advertising

Hakuhodo has acquired a majority stake in BCM Venture Integrated Co. Ltd., a Ho Chi Minh City–based integrated digital marketing agency, making BCM a consolidated subsidiary of the Hakuhodo Group. The deal is intended to strengthen Hakuhodo's digital and e-commerce capabilities in Vietnam and support its New One Vietnam network to deliver full-funnel marketing and DX services to Japanese and local clients across the region.

Hart Acquires MDB Communications

October 5, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Hart, an independent marketing and advertising agency based in Ohio, has acquired MDB Communications, a full-service, media-neutral agency based in Washington, D.C. The deal expands Hart's national footprint and broadens its service lines by adding MDB's full-funnel marketing capabilities and experienced talent to Hart's portfolio.

HMH Acquires NWEA

January 10, 2023

Education

Learning technology company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) has acquired research and assessment organization NWEA. NWEA will operate as a division of HMH, keeping its MAP Growth assessment brand while integrating assessment insights with HMH curriculum to deliver a connected K–12 instruction and assessment solution.

Baker Hughes and Akastor Form HMH

October 1, 2021

Energy

Baker Hughes' Subsea Drilling Systems business and Akastor ASA's wholly owned MHWirth have merged to form HMH, a global offshore drilling equipment company jointly owned (50/50) by Baker Hughes and Akastor and effective October 1, 2021. HMH is headquartered in Amsterdam with major operational centers in Houston, USA and Kristiansand, Norway, combining product and service portfolios to deliver offshore drilling equipment and pursue energy-efficient solutions and adjacent-market opportunities such as renewables and mining.