http://www.dmnews.com/ma/topic/14133/ Articles tagged with M&A from Direct Marketing News Direct Marketing News web@haymarketmedia.com no The holding company aims to create the world's top digital agency. http://www.dmnews.com/publicis-groupe-merges-digitas-and-lbi/article/279211/ Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:49:52 GMT The holding company aims to create the world's top digital agency. Direct Marketing News Epsilon, the marketing services division of Alliance Data Systems, has agreed to acquire Hyper Marketing for approximately $460 million. http://www.dmnews.com/epsilon-goes-omnichannel-with-its-acquisition-of-hyper-marketing/article/267757/ Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:46:55 GMT Epsilon, the marketing services division of Alliance Data Systems, has agreed to acquire Hyper Marketing for approximately $460 million. Direct Marketing News Amazon.com has agreed to acquire Kiva Systems for $775 million in cash, the company said in a statement. Kiva Systems, which will retain its brand, provides end-to-end material handling solutions for distribution centers, which include automated robots for moving inventory and software for tracking products throughout the picking and sorting process. http://www.dmnews.com/amazoncom-agrees-to-acquire-kiva-systems/article/232866/ Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:32:20 GMT Amazon.com has agreed to acquire Kiva Systems for $775 million in cash, the company said in a statement. Kiva Systems, which will retain its brand, provides end-to-end material handling solutions for distribution centers, which include automated robots for moving inventory and software for tracking products throughout the picking and sorting process. Direct Marketing News UPS has reached an agreement to acquire Dutch-based international delivery services company TNT Express, said UPS director of global media services Norman Black. TNT Express's major shareholders have agreed on UPS's all-cash offer at $6.8 billion. UPS expects the deal to close during the third quarter of 2012. http://www.dmnews.com/ups-acquires-tnt-express/article/232696/ Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:52:31 GMT UPS has reached an agreement to acquire Dutch-based international delivery services company TNT Express, said UPS director of global media services Norman Black. TNT Express's major shareholders have agreed on UPS's all-cash offer at $6.8 billion. UPS expects the deal to close during the third quarter of 2012. Direct Marketing News Infogroup, a database services provider, has acquired Seattle-based data company GoTime, Christian Ward, chief data officer of Infogroup told Direct Marketing News. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. http://www.dmnews.com/infogroup-aquires-gotime/article/230516/ Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:31:42 GMT Infogroup, a database services provider, has acquired Seattle-based data company GoTime, Christian Ward, chief data officer of Infogroup told Direct Marketing News. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Direct Marketing News Peter Drakoulias has been promoted to the newly-created position of global chief of staff at Draftfcb effective immediately, he told Direct Marketing News. He will report to Draftfcb president and CEO Laurence Boschetto and he will partner with George Kane, EVP and worldwide financial director, to oversee the agency's global M&A activity. http://www.dmnews.com/drakoulias-promoted-to-draftfcb-global-chief-of-staff/article/216865/ Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:27:56 GMT Peter Drakoulias has been promoted to the newly-created position of global chief of staff at Draftfcb effective immediately, he told Direct Marketing News. He will report to Draftfcb president and CEO Laurence Boschetto and he will partner with George Kane, EVP and worldwide financial director, to oversee the agency's global M&A activity. Direct Marketing News Mergers and acquisition (M&A) value in the marketing, media, technology and services industries increased 9% to $43.4 billion in the third quarter of 2011 compared with Q2, according to a transactions report from Petsky Prunier, an investment bank. Seven hundred and seventy one transactions occurred during the quarter, an increase of 9% compared to the second quarter. http://www.dmnews.com/report-ma-activity-up-9-in-q3/article/213267/ Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:23:51 GMT Mergers and acquisition (M&A) value in the marketing, media, technology and services industries increased 9% to $43.4 billion in the third quarter of 2011 compared with Q2, according to a transactions report from Petsky Prunier, an investment bank. Seven hundred and seventy one transactions occurred during the quarter, an increase of 9% compared to the second quarter. Direct Marketing News