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M&A Deal Summary

Thryv Acquires Dex Media

On October 3, 2005, Thryv acquired marketing company Dex Media for 4.2B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Thryv’s 1st transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Thryv’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Thryv’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Thryv’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-10-03
Target Dex Media
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) Thryv
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 4.2B USD

Target

Dex Media

Dallas, Texas, United States
Dex Media, Inc. engages in the publication and marketing of directories in the US. The company also offers Internet-based telephone directory and database marketing services.

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Buyer

Thryv

Dallas, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 2012
Sector Marketing
Employees2,986
Revenue 824M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Dex Media office in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Dex Media office in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Thryv is a marketing company providing online, mobile, and print search marketing through its website, print Yellow Pages directories and pay-per-click ad networks in the US. Thryv was founded in 2012 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

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Sector: Marketing M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 5
State: Texas M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 1 of 5
Year: 2005 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Chicago, Illinois, United States

LocalLaunch offers prospective local search advertisers Web site, e-commerce and consulting services, and national and local search engine registration, in addition to management of pay-per-click, pay-per-call, yellow pages and local contextual search buys.

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