M&A Deal Summary

IDG Acquires LeadSift

On December 14, 2021, IDG acquired information technology company LeadSift

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IDG’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is IDG’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is IDG’s 1st transaction in Nova Scotia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-12-14
Target LeadSift
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) IDG
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

LeadSift

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
LeadSift is a provider of B2B sales and marketing intelligence platform. LeadSift is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

IDG

Needham, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 1964
Sector Information Services
DESCRIPTION

IDG provides market intelligence for the fast-growing technology industry. For more than five decades, it has delivered proprietary insights and data for technology suppliers and buyers on every major shift in the technology market -- from the invention of the personal computer and launch of the iPhone to the emergence of cloud computing and artificial intelligence. This new ownership will allow IDG to invest significantly in additional opportunities for ongoing growth across its technology and product portfolio, including strategic acquisitions to extend its market leadership position.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (Nova Scotia) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-02-08 Selling Simplified

Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States

Selling Simplified empowers companies in their marketing and sales efforts through unprecedented customer insights and a real-time pulse on intent, via a comprehensive suite of data enrichment, marketing, and analytics tools with a core mission of helping people make more meaningful B2B connections. All hosted under its demandcentr platform, their exclusive marketing technology stack provides innovative, intelligent, and compliant solutions to identifying, analyzing, and capturing B2B demand backed by enriched, intent-based data. Selling Simplified was formed in 2012 and is based in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

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