Dentsu International - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Dentsu International M&A Summary

Dentsu International has acquired 132 companies, including 5 in the last 5 years. A total of 8 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Dentsu International’s largest acquisition to date was in 2012, when it acquired Roundarch for $125M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2011, when it sold Synovate to Ipsos SA for $808M. Dentsu International has acquired in 12 different US states, and 42 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include marketing (47%) and media (34%).

Dentsu International Business Overview

Where is Dentsu International headquartered?

Dentsu International is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What sector is Dentsu International in?

Dentsu International is a marketing company.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity131
    • M&A Buy Activity130
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 42
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 13

Dentsu International

Dentsu International

Regent’s Place, 10 Triton Street,
London, NW1 3BF
United Kingdom,
+44 (0) 207 070 7700
www.dentsu.com

Dentsu International is a global media and digital marketing communications firm. It delivers end‑to‑end experience transformation and business transformation services—spanning media planning and buying, digital creative, CXM, analytics, sports marketing, and content production—by integrating technology, data, and creativity for enterprise clients. Dentsu International is based in London, England.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 130 - - - - - 130
vol $212M $212M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $808M $808M
  131

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Water Cooler Group LLC 2020-02-13 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.mediastorm.biz
4Cite Marketing 2020-01-30 - Add-on Acquisition
Albany, New York · www.4cite.com
Digital Pi, Inc. 2020-01-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Dallas, Texas · www.digitalpi.com
E-Nor, Inc. 2020-01-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Santa Clara, California · www.e-nor.com
MuteSix, Inc. 2019-08-29 - Add-on Acquisition
Los Angeles, California · www.www.mutesix.com
Davanti Consulting Ltd. 2019-07-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Auckland, New Zealand · www.davanti.co.nz
Ambient Digital Advertising Service Co. Ltd. 2019-07-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · www.ambientdigitalgroup.com
Digital Evolution Group 2018-12-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Overland Park, Kansas · www.degdigital.com
Videobeat Networks GmbH 2018-12-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Hamburg, Germany · www.videobeat.net
Namics AG 2018-10-22 - Add-on Acquisition
St. Gallen, Switzerland · www.namics.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Merkle, Inc. 2016-08-08 Filter LLC 2024-04-10 3
Columbia, Maryland · www.merkleinc.com Seattle, Washington · www.filterdigital.com
Merkle, Inc. 2016-08-08 Shift7 Digital LLC 2023-04-04 6
Columbia, Maryland · www.merkleinc.com New York, New York · www.shift7digital.com
Merkle, Inc. 2016-08-08 Merkle Response Management Group 2023-01-04 2
Columbia, Maryland · www.merkleinc.com Hagerstown, Maryland · www.merkleresponse.com
eCommera Ltd. 2015-06-15 OrderDynamics Corp. 2018-11-14 1
London, United Kingdom · www.ecommera.com Richmond Hill, Ontario · www.orderdynamics.com
Merkle, Inc. 2016-08-08 HelloWorld, Inc. 2018-01-03 1
Columbia, Maryland · www.merkleinc.com Southfield, Michigan · www.helloworld.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Marketing 60 (46%) 67M (32%) 1 (100%) 808M (100%)
Media 43 (33%) 133M (63%) - -
Digital Media 9 (7%) - - -
Information Technology 7 (5%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 6 (5%) 13M (6%) - -
Business Services 2 (2%) - - -
Information Services 2 (2%) - - -
Software 1 (1%) - - -
Total 130 $212M 1 $808M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 27 138M - -
  New York 8 - - -
  California 6 - - -
  Illinois 3 125M - -
  Texas 2 - - -
  North Carolina 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  Michigan 1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 13M - -
  Maryland 1 - - -
  Kansas 1 - - -
  Florida 1 - - -
  Wisconsin 1 - - -
United Kingdom 12 - - -
China 10 8M - -
India 6 - - -
Australia 5 - - -
Brazil 5 - - -
Netherlands 5 - - -
Canada 4 - - -
  Ontario 3 - - -
  Manitoba 1 - - -
France 4 - - -
New Zealand 3 - 1 808M
Chile 3 - - -
Germany 3 50M - -
Italy 3 - - -
Singapore 3 - - -
South Africa 3 - - -
Belgium 2 - - -
Indonesia 2 - - -
Malaysia 2 - - -
Russia 2 17M - -
Spain 2 - - -
Sweden 2 - - -
Switzerland 2 - - -
Argentina 1 - - -
Austria 1 - - -
Denmark 1 - - -
Egypt 1 - - -
Finland 1 - - -
Ireland 1 - - -
Israel 1 - - -
Japan 1 - - -
Kazakhstan 1 - - -
Kenya 1 - - -
Lithuania 1 - - -
Mexico 1 - - -
Norway 1 - - -
Poland 1 - - -
Romania 1 - - -
Sri Lanka 1 - - -
Taiwan 1 - - -
Thailand 1 - - -
Turkey 1 - - -
Vietnam 1 - - -
Domestic 12 (9%) - - -
Cross-border 118 (91%) 212M (100%) 1 (100%) 808M (100%)
Total 130 $212M 1 $808M

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $125M
< $100M 5 $87M
TOTAL $212M
Largest Roundarch, Inc. (Isobar)
$125M (2012-02-22)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $808M
TOTAL $808M
Largest Synovate Ltd.
$808M (2011-07-27)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
5%
6 (5%)
Strategic(s)
3%
4 (3%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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