Advantage Solutions - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Advantage Solutions M&A Summary

Advantage Solutions has acquired 24 companies, including 4 in the last 5 years. A total of 5 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Advantage Solutions has acquired in 11 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include marketing (57%) and information technology (14%).

Advantage Solutions Business Overview

Where is Advantage Solutions headquartered?

Advantage Solutions is headquartered in Irvine, California.

What is Advantage Solutions’ revenue?

Advantage Solutions disclosed revenue of 4,050M USD for 2022 and 3,602M USD for 2021.

How many employees does Advantage Solutions have?

Advantage Solutions has 18,000 employees.

What sector is Advantage Solutions in?

Advantage Solutions is a marketing company.

When was Advantage Solutions founded?

Advantage Solutions was founded in 1987.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity24
    • M&A Buy Activity23
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7

Advantage Solutions

Advantage Solutions, Inc.

18100 Von Karman Avenue,
Irvine, California 92612
United States,
(949) 797-2900
www.advantagesolutions.net

Advantage Solutions is a business solutions provider committed to driving growth for consumer goods manufacturers and retailers through winning insights and execution. Advantage’s data and technology-enabled omnichannel solutions including sales, retail merchandising, business intelligence, digital commerce, and a full suite of marketing services are designed to help brands and retailers across a broad range of channels drive consumer demand, increase sales and achieve operating efficiencies. Headquartered in Irvine, California, Advantage has offices throughout the United States and Canada and a presence in select markets throughout Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. Advantage Solutions was founded in 1987 and is based in Irvine, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 20 1 1 1 - - 23
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - - 1 - 1
  24

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
ATLAS Technology Group, Inc. 2023-10-30 - Divestiture
Bentonville, Arkansas · www.atlasdsr.com
IDR Marketing Partners LLC 2022-05-12 - Add-on Acquisition
Berwyn, Pennsylvania · www.brandshare.us
Strong Analytics LLC 2021-08-26 - Add-on Acquisition
Chicago, Illinois · www.strong.io
Quantum Networks LLC 2020-01-08 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.quantumnetworks.com
Jun Group 2018-09-10 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.jungroup.com
Beekeeper Marketing 2018-08-02 - Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.beekeepermarketing.com
Daymon Worldwide, Inc. 2017-11-14 - Merger
Stamford, Connecticut · www.daymon.com
The Data Council, Inc. 2017-08-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Jacksonville, Florida · www.ix-one.net
Brand Connections LLC 2017-08-08 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.brandconnections.com
Upshot, Inc. 2016-11-29 - Add-on Acquisition
Chicago, Illinois · upshot.agency
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Marketing 13 (57%) - - -
Information Technology 3 (13%) - - -
Retail 3 (13%) - - -
Software 1 (4%) - 1 (100%) -
Business Services 1 (4%) - - -
Digital Media 1 (4%) - - -
Information Services 1 (4%) - - -
Total 23 - 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 20 - 1 -
  New York 5 - - -
  Illinois 3 - - -
  Florida 3 - - -
  California 2 - - -
  Arkansas 1 - 1 -
  Texas 1 - - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
  North Carolina 1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  Connecticut 1 - - -
Canada 2 - - -
  Ontario 2 - - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 20 (87%) - 1 (100%) -
Cross-border 3 (13%) - - -
Total 23 - 1 -

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
17%
4 (17%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Marketing

Revenue

4,050   13% 2022
3,602   15% 2021
3,156   17% 2020
3,785   3% 2019
3,708   2018
(millions of USD) Show More Show Less

Employees

18,000

Established

1987

Public

NASDAQ: ADV

Former Name

Karman Holding Corp.

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