M&A Deal Summary

Valnet Acquires Pocket-lint

On July 26, 2022, Valnet acquired digital media company Pocket-lint

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Valnet’s 7th transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Valnet’s 3rd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-07-26
Target Pocket-lint
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Valnet
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Pocket-lint

Ascot, United Kingdom
Pocket-lint is a digital tech publication company. Pocket-lint started with a small team of professional journalists and has since expanded its coverage to include news, reviews, opinions and guides on all things consumer tech. Pocket-lint was founded in 2003 and is based in Ascot, United Kingdom.

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Buyer

Valnet

Saint Laurent, Quebec, Canada

Category Company
Founded 2006
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Valnet, Inc. is an online media publisher.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 14
Sector: Digital Media M&A 7 of 9
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 9 of 12
Country: United Kingdom M&A 3 of 4
Year: 2022 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-08 DualShockers

Saint Laurent, Quebec, Canada

DualShockers is a digital gaming publication revered by the gaming community, with millions of readers visiting the site monthly for gaming news, reviews, guides, and previews. DualShockers was formed in 2009 and is based in Saint Laurent, Quebec.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-10-18 Snack Media

London, United Kingdom

Snack Media is a digital sport networks, operating a portfolio of over 400 websites and 30m social followers. Under their mantra of ‘Make content count and ‘Honour the fan’ they built huge online communities by fueling and facilitating their insatiable appetite for authentic content, connection and discussion. Snack Media was founded in 2007 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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