Marketing & Advertising Acquisitions in Wisconsin

JTS, an integrated marketing services provider, has acquired AM Solutions, a Madison-area direct mail and printing specialist, and simultaneously relaunched its corporate brand (dropping "Direct") to reflect expanded capabilities. The deal keeps AM Solutions' Edgerton facility fully operational and brings high-speed inkjet, large-format printing, and intelligent inserting capabilities into JTS’s service offering to strengthen its direct mail, print, digital and data-driven marketing solutions.

CBBB Holdings, an investment holdings company, has acquired LePoidevin Marketing, a full-service B2B advertising agency. The deal will allow LePoidevin to access additional resources and support from CBBB to expand services and pursue new growth opportunities.

Adams Outdoor Advertising, the fourth-largest out-of-home operator in the U.S., has acquired Wisconsin-based billboard company Cee Media, adding Cee Media's network of roughly 100 billboards to its portfolio. The acquisition expands Adams' footprint across central Wisconsin and strengthens its mix of static and digital out-of-home advertising locations for local and national advertisers.

H.I.G. Capital (through an affiliate) has completed the acquisition of Best Version Media (BVM), a Brookfield, Wisconsin–headquartered provider of hyper-local print and digital advertising solutions serving over 30,000 SMB clients. The transaction represents an exit for prior investor Bertram Capital; financial terms were not disclosed. H.I.G. said the investment will support expansion of BVM's products and services for both customers and independent publishers.

Sound Growth Partners (SGP), with co-investors Everside Capital Partners and Caumsett Capital, acquired LPi Digital, LLC on October 25, 2024. LPi, headquartered in the Milwaukee area, is a leading provider of advertising-supported print and digital bulletins and newsletters for faith-based, community, and membership organizations across the U.S.; SGP said it will support LPi’s technology investments to expand its impact.

HALO Branded Solutions has acquired Think It Then Ink It, a Middleton, Wisconsin-based promotional products and screen-printing firm. Think It Then Ink It will retain its staff and operate as Think It Then Ink It Powered by HALO as HALO continues its regional expansion in Wisconsin and strengthens its operations and web-store capabilities for clients.

G&S Business Communications has acquired marketing and communications agency MorganMyers to strengthen its agribusiness marketing capabilities and expand its roster of CPG brands. The deal adds about $5 million of revenue to G&S and creates the G&S Integrated Marketing Communications Group, with the combined organization employing more than 165 people and generating over $33 million in annual revenue.

JTS Direct, a Hartland, Wisconsin-based full-service direct marketing printing and mailing company, acquired substantially all assets of MTI Connect's Milwaukee production facility and Phoenix sales office. The asset purchase will integrate MTI's Milwaukee production into JTS Direct's Hartland operations while keeping the Phoenix sales office uninterrupted; terms were not disclosed.

RKD Group has acquired Milwaukee Direct Marketing, Inc., dba MDM Fundraising, a Brookfield, Wisconsin-based Christian fundraising and direct-response marketing agency. The acquisition, which closed April 30, 2024, expands RKD's faith-based fundraising capabilities and positions the combined organization as a leading fundraising solution provider for missions across North America.

HALO Branded Solutions has acquired Star Promotions, a promotional-products distributor based in Jackson, Wisconsin. Star Promotions will retain its staff and operate as "Star Promotions Powered by HALO," giving HALO expanded local distribution, fulfillment and promotional capabilities.

Los Angeles-based ONE Entertainment Group has acquired VNM USA, a Madison, Wisconsin advertising agency known for nontraditional and digital marketing campaigns. The acquisition expands ONE Entertainment's marketing capabilities and enables the firm to offer advanced digital and experiential marketing services to existing and new clients.

JFI (the family investment office of Mitchell Jacobson) and Rubelmann Capital have acquired Priority Inc., a Sheboygan, Wisconsin-based leader in corporate signage, graphics and branded environments. The transaction transitions Priority from an ESOP to a wholly-owned structure to unlock capital for growth and investment; Priority's CEO Ron D'Alessandro and the existing management team will remain in place. Financial terms were not disclosed.

HALO Branded Solutions has acquired fellow Top 40 distributor Caliendo Savio Enterprises (CSE). CSE will continue operating from its New Berlin, Wisconsin offices and will market as "CSE Powered by HALO," with founder Tom Savio remaining involved; financial terms were not disclosed.