Today’s digest covers the latest acquisitions in the ad tech industry, new data exposing the severity of publishers’ struggle against AI search engines, and the countdown for this year’s All In Census.  Interpublic Group Sells R/GA to Truelink Capital; Viant Technology [...]

DoubleVerify, a leading software platform for digital media measurement, data, and analytics,  announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Rockerbox, a global leader in marketing attribution.  Rockerbox’s unified marketing measurement platform provides actionable insights powered by multi-touch attribution [...]

Après le succès de l’ouverture de sa filiale canadienne, Axeptio, leader des plateformes de gestion du consentement (CMP), accélère son déploiement à l’international avec l’acquisition d’AdOpt, acteur majeur du marché brésilien. Loin d’être une simple implantation, cette alliance avec AdOpt [...]

Following the successful launch of its Canadian subsidiary, Axeptio, a leading European Consent Management Platform (CMP), is accelerating its global expansion with the acquisition of AdOpt, Brazil’s leading consent management provider. More than mere expansion, this acquisition represents a deep [...]

News in brief: YouTube TV Viewership Exceeds Mobile; Kevel to Acquire Nexta; UK and US Refuse to Sign Declaration for Inclusive and Sustainable AI   YouTube TV Viewership Exceeds Mobile for First Time  TV has surpassed mobile and is now the primary device [...]

Kevel, the leading provider of API-based retail media ad serving technology, has announced the acquisition of Nexta, an automated advertising self-serve platform. The acquisition illustrates Kevel’s commitment to redefining the retail media landscape with an all-encompassing solution to arm retailers [...]

This week on The Stack: Outbrain and Teads Officially Merge; Google’s Latest Moves; Today’s MadTech Daily  In some of the biggest ad tech news of the week, Outbrain completed its USD$900m (£725m) acquisition of Teads. Moving forwards, the entity which merges [...]

News in brief: Outbrain Completes Teads Acquisition; UK Betting Companies Under Scrutiny for Ad Targeting; Nielsen and Paramount Strike Measurement Deal  Outbrain Completes Teads $900m Acquisition Outbrain has completed its acquisition of Teads, following regulatory approvals. The deal closed at approximately USD$900m [...]

Outbrain Inc. today (February 4th, 2025) announced the closing of its acquisition of Teads, following receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals. The two companies will merge their respective branding and performance offerings to create the omnichannel outcomes platform for the [...]

In our latest quarterly wrap, head of content John Still takes a look at the events that defined Q4 2024, and how ad tech M&A made headlines as the year wrapped up After a fairly tepid few years, the ad tech [...]