Milan, Italy-based esports event organizer PG Esports changed ownership. The co-owner of the gaming-focused consumer show Milan Games Week, event organizing company Fandango Club, sold a 51% stake in PG Esports to Gruppo Amodei. Gruppo Amodei is the Amodei family’s asset management firm, which is currently headed by Roberto Amodei and owns several newspapers, including […]
AerioConnect Acquires Metro Fiber
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–December 17, 2020– AerioConnect, LLC (“Aerio”), backed by M/C Partners, announces the acquisition of Metro Fiber LLC, a Los Angeles (LA) based Internet Service Provider (ISP) to multi-family residential customers in the greater LA market. Metro Fiber has provided Internet, Voice and Video to customers in the market for over ten years and […]
Bounteous Acquires FortyFour, Strengthens Commerce and Digital Customer Experience Offerings
Bounteous becomes a world leader in Adobe expertise CHICAGO & ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–December 8, 2020– Bounteous, a leading digital transformation agency, today announced it has acquired FortyFour, a commerce and customer experience agency in Atlanta. FortyFour will bring its expertise in enterprise platforms, digital strategy, branded content, and experience design to Bounteous. The addition of Coca-Cola, […]
Washington Justice acquires DPS Jerry
Thankfully, we can keep the “Jerry, Jerry” chant going into the 2021 season. The Washington Justice will be adding a popular face to its 2021 Overwatch League roster. Hitscan DPS Min “Jerry” Tae-Hui has joined the Justice’s ranks, the team announced today. Last week, the Boston Uprising released Jerry from his contract, but Washington was […]
Brand New Galaxy Acquires content26
WARSAW, Poland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–November 5, 2020– Brand New Galaxy announced that it has acquired content26, a digital agency providing many of the world’s most recognized brands with advertising and content on Amazon. A unique combination of strategic, creative, and technological thinking allows Brand New Galaxy and content26 to implement customers’ digital transformations holistically. The purchase of […]
Dallas Fuel acquires SP9RK1E from Paris Eternal
Element Mystic 2.0 is launching. After completely demolishing its roster earlier this week, the Dallas Fuel is starting its 2021 rebuild with a familiar face. Dallas has acquired DPS Kim “SP9RK1E” Young-han from the Paris Eternal, the Overwatch League team announced today. He joins the only remaining player on the 2020 Fuel roster, DPS Kim […]
Vungle acquires AlgoLift mobile ad marketing intelligence firm
Vungle has acquired mobile ad marketing intelligence firm AlgoLift for an undisclosed price. The move is a sign of the predicted consolidation in the mobile ad industry which is facing uncertainty over Apple’s changes to targeting marketing in the name of user privacy. San Francisco-based Vungle said the deal would give it contextual, machine learning-powered […]
Tilting Point acquires TerraGenesis, a sim game from Edgeworks Entertainment
Tilting Point has acquired the popular terraforming simulator TerraGenesis from Edgeworks Entertainment, continuing a strategy of acquiring popular games and making them even bigger through user acquisition techniques. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but Tilting Point president Samir El Agili said in an interview with GamesBeat that the company paid multiple millions of dollars […]
Epic Games Acquires SuperAwesome To Expand Kids’ Online Safety
Epic Games has announced the acquisition of SuperAwesome, an organization that powers digital media ecosystems for younger users through safe online engagement. In combination with similar efforts made by Epic Games, the purchase looks to expand on the current range of online kid-safe services. SuperAwesome is well-known for its Kids Web Services (KWS) platform, which […]
Epic Games acquires kid tech platform SuperAwesome
Epic Games has announced the acquisition of SuperAwesome, a pioneer in the “kid tech” market that provides children with what it says are safe digital experiences and age-appropriate advertising. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The move comes a day after Epic announced its $15 million investment in Manticore, which has created a […]