Private equity investment in marcomms M&A doubles in 2018

Private equity investment in marcomms M&As doubled year-on-year in the first half of 2018.
Findings from Results International claimed there were 89 PE-backed deals this year in marcomms, double the 46 clocked in 2017. 
There were 397 M&A deals in place in the first half of 2018, 22% of which was backed by PE.
The research outlines that May was the quietest month of the sector – and June was the busiest with 80 deals being processed.
The group points to some of the most p