Alia Bhatt is the latest celebrity to invest in a startup after acquiring a minority stake in a fashion-tech startup StyleCracker, which offers personalised fashion boxes curated by celebrity stylists to its consumers. Bhatt has invested an undisclosed sum into the company, along with a consortium of investors, as part of Pre-Series A funding, according […]
Internet giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd announcecd it would invest $2.87 billion for a major stake in China’s top hypermart operator, Sun Art Retail Group Ltd, part of a wider push into offline retail. As part of an alliance with Auchan Retail S.A. and Ruentex Group, Alibaba would buy the stake from Ruentex while Auchan Retail […]
Sojern, the global demand engine for reaching travellers, announced it has acquired Facebook and Instagram Marketing Partner (FMP) Adphorus, the leading FMP specialising in custom advertising solutions for travel brands. According to Sojern CEO Mark Rabe, interest in Facebook marketing solutions has grown dramatically as the global travel sector continues expanding and marketers look for […]
Fresh Montgomery, one of the UK’s leading organiser of food, drink & hospitality events has embarked on an acquisition of the Food & Drink Innovation Network (FDIN). A huge development for the UK food & drink industry, this acquisition adds enormous value to food/drink/hospitality categories; creating a ‘vortex’ of industry innovation, through an enhanced FDIN […]
Global production company Taylor James and marketing/entertainment company SMITH Creative Labs have merged and will now be operating as Taylor James, effective immediately. Crossroads Films founder Dan Lindau, Süperfad founder Geraint Owen and Alex Smith all join Taylor James from SMITH. Alyssa St. Vincent joins from Eight VFX, adding an element of class to an […]
Specialist financial market research consultancy Charterhouse Research has been acquired by the Next15 Communications Group. The consultancy will form part of Next 15’s expanding data and insights group, MIG Global (MIG), cementing a specialism in financial services research and bringing a broader offering to the Charterhouse client base. Founded 13 years ago, the core team […]
Integrated agency, Once Upon A Time (OUAT), announced the acquisition of media specialist, MJ Media, for an undisclosed sum. The central London-based media agency specialises in the youth, entertainment and technology sectors. The addition of MJ Media to the Once Upon A Time stable is the group’s fourth acquisition and is aligned with its strategy […]
DIS/PLAY is a digital agency that provides innovation, strategy, user experience, design, and technical development solutions to clients. Employing more than 100 people in Copenhagen and Aarhus, DIS/PLAY’s clients include ECCO, Amnesty International and Vestas. DIS/PLAY’s Copenhagen and Aarhus studios will become part of AKQA, further building the WPP owned agency’s European presence and capabilities while providing […]
Voices.com, the largest global online marketplace for audio and voice over products and services, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Voicebank.net, a leading online platform for casting and project management workflow utilized by more than 1,600 of the top global advertising agencies, casting directors and creative, television and film production […]
Accenture has acquired marketing and sales capability consultancy Brand Learning, to help organizations drive sustained customer led growth by enhancing their marketing, sales, HR and leadership capabilities. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Brand Learning has a strong track record in helping more than 160 clients in over 60 countries across a broad […]