M&A Deal Summary

Thryv Holdings Acquires Dex Media

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

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

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-10-03
Target Dex Media
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) Thryv Holdings
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 Holdings

Dallas, Texas, United States
Category Company
Sector Marketing
Employees2,925
Revenue 917M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Dex Media office in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Dex Media office in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Thryv Holdings 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 Holdings is based in Dallas, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 6
Sector (Marketing) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 5
State (Texas) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 5
Year (2005) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-09-08 LocalLaunch

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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