Deals & Moves

Nielsen entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DoubleVerify in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.15 billion, or $13.60 per share. This acquisition removes another major ad tech competitor from the public markets following Integral Ad Science's privatization by PE firm Novacap for $1.9 billion less than a year prior.

Impact XM (a Riverside Company portfolio company) acquired Jack Morton Worldwide from Omnicom; the combined experiential-marketing agency operates under the Jack Morton brand. Announced 2026-01-21, closed Q1 2026.