M&A Deal Summary

Zeta Global Acquires LiveIntent

On October 8, 2024, Zeta Global acquired marketing company LiveIntent from Escalate Capital and FTV Capital for 250M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Zeta Global’s 2nd transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Zeta Global’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Zeta Global’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Zeta Global’s 2nd transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-10-08
Target LiveIntent
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) Zeta Global
Sellers(s) Escalate Capital
FTV Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 250M USD
Advisor(s) Houlihan Lokey (Financial)
Lowenstein Sandler (Legal)

Target

LiveIntent

New York, New York, United States
LiveIntent is a provider of email advertising and trading desk solutions. LiveIntent offers a buying platform for emails and displays. LiveIntent was founded in 2009 and is based in New York City.

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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 10 of 10
Sector (Marketing) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 5
State (New York) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 10 of 10
Year (2024) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-05-05 WhatCounts

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

WhatCounts is web-based e-mail marketing through a software-as-a-service platform also offers SMS mobile marketing, broadcast voice messaging, database management, customer intelligence, and online lead generation services. WhatCounts was established in 2000 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Escalate Capital

Austin, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 830M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Escalate Capital Partners is a private investment firm focused on providing capital to expansion and late-stage companies. The Firm focuses its investment activity within the technology, life sciences, and service-based industries. Prospective financing solutions include senior, subordinated and mezzanine debt. Escalate's target investment size is $5 to $30 million. Escalate Capital Partners has offices in Menlo Park, California and Austin, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 37 of 37
Sector (Marketing) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 24 of 24
State (New York) 5 of 5
Country (United States) 37 of 37
Year (2024) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-10-26 GutCheck

Denver, Colorado, United States

GutCheck is an online agile market research solution that enables clients to get quick consumer reads to address business questions, whenever they need to be answered. GutCheck was founded in 2009 and is based in Denver, Colorada.

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SELLER

FTV Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 6.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

FTV Capital is a multi-stage private equity firm focused on providing capital to high-growth companies. FTV generally seeks to invest in software, business services, and financial services companies which enable financial institutions to expand and to operate more efficiently. Investment proceeds are typically used to fund rapid organic growth, provide shareholder liquidity, pursue add-on acquisitions, or acquire divestitures. FTV prefers to act as the lead or control investor and targets equity commitments of $10 to $85 million per transaction. FTV Capital was established in 1998 and was formerly known as FTVentures. FTV Capital is based in San Francisco with an additional office in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 61 of 61
Sector (Marketing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 38 of 38
State (New York) 8 of 8
Country (United States) 54 of 54
Year (2024) 7 of 7
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-09-25 Vald

Newstead, Australia

Vald is a global health technology company and the system of choice for musculoskeletal (“MSK”) health professionals. Vald was founded in 2015 and is based in Newstead, Australia.

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