M&A Deal Summary

Zeta Global Acquires Acxiom Impact

On August 4, 2016, Zeta Global acquired internet software and services company Acxiom Impact from LiveRamp

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Zeta Global’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Zeta Global’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Zeta Global’s 1st transaction in Arizona.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-08-04
Target Acxiom Impact
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Zeta Global
Sellers(s) LiveRamp
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Acxiom Impact

Arizona, United States
Acxiom Impact is a provider of email services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Zeta Global

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 2007
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees1,783
Revenue 729M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Zeta Global is a data-driven, cloud-based marketing technology company that empowers enterprises to acquire, grow and retain customers more efficiently. The Company’s Zeta Marketing Platform (the “ZMP”) is the largest omnichannel marketing platform with identity data at its core. The ZMP analyzes billions of structured and unstructured data points to predict consumer intent by leveraging sophisticated artificial intelligence to personalize experiences at scale. Zeta Global was founded in 2007 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 10
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 5
State (Arizona) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 10
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-22 ClickSquared

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

ClickSquared is a provider of cross-channel marketing and email marketing services. With innovative offerings ranging from self-service email marketing to highly automated, real-time customer engagement and loyalty programs, ClickSquared’s innovative, multi-channel SaaS marketing platform orchestrates and delivers analytics-driven, relevant and personalized customer communications across email marketing, direct mail, social, mobile and web channels.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-18 Boomtrain

San Francisco, California, United States

Boomtrain, Inc. is an artificial intelligence powered marketing platform that drives relevant interactions with your users at every touchpoint, increasing engagement with your brand. Boomtrain was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LiveRamp

San Francisco, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2018
Sector Information Services
Employees1,400
Revenue 660M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Acxiom's office in Redwood City, California.
Acxiom's office in Redwood City, California.

LiveRamp operates as an enterprise data, analytics, and software-as-a-service company in the United States, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific. LiveRamp Holdings was founded in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 4
State (Arizona) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 4
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-20 Ensono

Downers Grove, Illinois, United States

Ensono provides complex managed hosting and cloud infrastructure services to mid-sized enterprises. The company specializes in supporting mission-critical workloads and helping clients manage and migrate between all systems. Ensono’s integrated array of solutions includes the hosting of client-server, mainframe, and cloud computing workloads, as well as database, storage, and managed network services. Ensono was formed in 1969 and is based in Downers Grove, Illinois.

Sell $190M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-02 Acxiom - Marketing Solutions Business

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Acxiom Corp. - Marketing Solutions Business comprises media, creative, marketing services and analytics capabilities, global scale and consumer insights, with AMS's unrivalled expertise in data management.

Sell $2.3B