Results International publish their AdTech and MarTech Barmometer every quarter. Q2 2016's report reveals unprecedented M&A deal values greater than USD$500m (£381m). Furthermore, public market performance across MarTech jumped 32%. In this piece, ExchangeWire quiz Julie Langley, partner, Results International about economic [...]

Discussion has been prominent about the impact of Brexit on the digital advertising industry, since Britain chose to leave the EU on 23 June. While many disagree on whether the impact will be positive or negative, all agree that it [...]

The UK ad tech industry is a thriving, cutting-edge, globally renowned talent hub; but success is by no means guaranteed for start-ups. While programmatic advertising spend in the UK is predicted to reach £2.5bn this year, new arrivals must navigate [...]

On Monday, 13 June, Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced the acquisition of LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) for a cash deal valued at USD$26.2bn (£18.44bn). With the help of industry leaders, ExchangeWire evaluate this huge deal. Microsoft’s announcement that it is acquiring LinkedIn [...]

In our latest column from the IAB’s Display Trading Council, Danny Hopwood, VP solutions & platform operations EMEA, Publicis Media, shares with ExchangeWire a common frustration among the conference-going crowd, where an outsider’s attempts to simplify our industry solely leads [...]

Last week (31 May) Vista Equity Partners added Marketo, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKTO), to their stable of marketing automation, CRM, eCommerce and advertising software technology. In this piece, we delve beneath the surface of Vista's acquisition strategy and unveil the potential to [...]

Financing growth in ad tech is big business. It can be a minefield for ad tech firms to know where to start when they are looking at going down the route of outside investment. Following Affectv's recent funding announcement, ExchangeWire [...]

Expansion into the US is an aspiration for many budding ad tech companies that have put down roots in EU markets. But, with cross-border barriers to entry and stiff competition in the home market, how can these EU ad techs [...]

ExchangeWire recently published a piece on the subject of how venture capitalists are failing UK ad businesses. This prompted a lot of discussion; in particular how this issue isn't just limited to the UK, but is prevalent across all of [...]

Around three-in-ten ad tech/martech deals in Q4 2015 involved ad platforms, rising significantly from the previous quarter, where such deals only accounted for 7% of all transactions. This research from specialist M&A advisor Results International showed that data-driven and marketing [...]