Next 15 Group - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Next 15 Group M&A Summary

Next 15 Group has acquired 25 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Next 15 Group’s largest acquisition to date was in 2022, when it acquired The Engine Group for $119M. Next 15 Group has acquired in 4 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include marketing (44%) and digital media (32%).

Next 15 Group Business Overview

Where is Next 15 Group headquartered?

Next 15 Group is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is Next 15 Group’s revenue?

Next 15 Group disclosed revenue of 735M GBP for 2024 and 720M GBP for 2023.

How many employees does Next 15 Group have?

Next 15 Group has 4,340 employees.

What sector is Next 15 Group in?

Next 15 Group is a media company.

When was Next 15 Group founded?

Next 15 Group was founded in 1981.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity25
    • M&A Buy Activity25
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4

Next 15 Group

Next 15 Group plc

60 Great Portland Street,
London, W1W 7RT
United Kingdom,
+44 20 3128 8000
www.next15.com

Next Fifteen Communications Group is a digital marketing communications and public relations group. Next Fifteen Communications Group was founded in 1981 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 24 - - 1 - - 25
vol $86M $119M $206M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  25

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
The Engine Group Ltd. 2022-03-03 119M GBP Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.theenginegroup.com
M Booth Associates, Inc. 2019-10-01 - Divestiture
New York, New York · www.mbooth.com
Activate Marketing Services LLC 2018-11-01 9M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.activatems.com
Elvis Communications Ltd. 2017-09-15 8M GBP Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.elviscommunications.com
Circle Research Ltd. 2017-07-12 8M GBP Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.circle-research.com
Velocity Partners Ltd. 2017-07-11 9M GBP Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.velocitypartners.com
HPI Research Ltd. 2016-11-10 2M GBP Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.hpiresearch.com
PMC Investments Ltd. (Pinnacle) 2016-09-27 7M GBP Add-on Acquisition
London, United States
Twogether Creative Ltd. 2016-04-01 10M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Marlow, United Kingdom · www.wearetwogether.com
Publitek Ltd. 2016-03-11 10M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Bath, United Kingdom · www.publitek.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Marketing 11 (44%) 159M (77%) - -
Digital Media 8 (32%) 45M (22%) - -
Media 4 (16%) - - -
Business Services 1 (4%) 2M (1%) - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (4%) - - -
Total 25 $206M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 16 185M - -
United States 7 21M - -
  New York 2 - - -
  District of Columbia 2 - - -
  California 2 14M - -
Germany 1 - - -
Singapore 1 - - -
Domestic 16 (64%) 185M (90%) - -
Cross-border 9 (36%) 21M (10%) - -
Total 25 $206M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $119M
< $100M 12 $86M
TOTAL $206M
Largest The Engine Group Ltd.
$119M (2022-03-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
12%
3 (12%)
Strategic(s)
4%
1 (4%)

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