Songtradr Acquires Pretzel (live-stream music licensing platform)

Songtradr Acquires Bandcamp from Epic Games

September 29, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Songtradr has acquired direct-to-fan music platform Bandcamp from Epic Games. Songtradr said it will continue to operate Bandcamp as an artist-first marketplace and plans to leverage Bandcamp's catalogue and artist relationships to expand its music licensing, distribution and creator services.

Sprout Social Acquires Tagger Media

August 3, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Sprout Social acquired Tagger Media, a leading influencer marketing and social intelligence SaaS platform, for $140 million in cash in a transaction that closed August 2, 2023. The acquisition expands Sprout’s social media management suite into influencer marketing, enabling unified workflows, reporting and social intelligence for brands and agencies.

The Hershey Company Acquires Dot's Pretzels and Pretzels Inc.

November 10, 2021

Food & Beverage

The Hershey Company entered into definitive agreements to acquire Dot's Pretzels LLC and Pretzels Inc., expanding its salty-snacking portfolio and pretzel manufacturing capabilities. The combined transaction is valued at approximately $1.2 billion (about $1.0 billion net of expected tax benefits) and is expected to close by the end of 2021, subject to customary regulatory approvals.

Linktree Acquires Songlink/Odesli

August 19, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Linktree has acquired Songlink/Odesli, an automated music link aggregation platform, and will integrate its technology into Linktree's new Music Link feature to help artists share and monetize streaming links across platforms. The deal strengthens Linktree's creator product suite by expanding its streaming-discovery and monetization capabilities for artists and their fans.

Amazon Music Acquires podcast hosting and monetization platform ART19

June 24, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Amazon Music has acquired ART19, a podcast hosting and ad-monetization platform, for an undisclosed sum. The purchase gives Amazon hosting, ad-insertion and ad-marketplace capabilities to complement its content (such as Wondery) and bolster podcast advertising, measurement and distribution.

Songtradr Acquires Tunefind

April 27, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Songtradr, the B2B music licensing marketplace, has acquired Tunefind, a music-usage data and discovery platform for film, television and video games. The deal expands Songtradr's data and discovery capabilities by integrating Tunefind's extensive soundtrack database and API services to better serve music supervisors, platforms and media partners.