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Investcorp acquires Investis Digital

Mar 30, 2021 1:32 PM

Investcorp a leading global provider and manager of alternative investment products has completed the acquisition of Investis Digital from ECI Partners and a group of minority investors. Terms of the transaction...

Investcorp, a leading global provider and manager of alternative investment products, has completed the acquisition of Investis Digital from ECI Partners and a group of minority investors. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
 
Established in 2000, Investis Digital is a leading provider of digital corporate communications and marketing services to blue-chip institutions globally. It is headquartered in London with over 500 digital experts across nine global offices in the US, UK, EU and India. Through its proprietary Connected Content approach, Investis Digital combines compelling communications, intelligent digital experiences and performance marketing to help more than 1600 global companies build deeper connections with audiences, manage corporate reputation and drive business performance.
 
Investis Digital has been one of the pioneers and innovators in the growing digital communications market and has built strong relationships with some of the world’s leading brands such as Ascential, Anglo American, Fruit of the Loom, Rolls-Royce and Vodafone. 
 
The acquisition is indicative of the significant market opportunity associated with digital communications as corporates become increasingly aware of the importance of utilising this medium in stakeholder communications.
 
Investis Digital’s management team will continue to remain fully involved, having also acquired a meaningful stake in the Company alongside Investcorp.
 
Yusef Al Yusef, managing partner of Investcorp’s private wealth platform, said: “At Investcorp, we have a successful history of partnering with professional services and tech-enabled businesses. This acquisition is another testament to our ability to invest and execute on our investment strategy, and we hope that the Investis Digital will continue to build on this progress.”
 
Don Scales, Global CEO of Investis Digital, added: “As we look to our longer-term vision for the future, we are excited and optimistic for the support and breadth of experience Investcorp will bring in the next phase of our evolution. Our business has gone from strength to strength over the past several years, and with Investcorp’s track record of supporting fast growing and innovative companies, we are confident we can continue to make inroads within our target markets, accumulating market share through a strong pipeline of opportunities and broadening the services we are able to offer clients.”
 
The acquisition of Investis Digital  adds to Investcorp’s long-standing history of partnering with leading technology-enabled services companies, with selected recent European investments including: Vivaticket, a leading global provider of integrated ticketing software solutions to the leisure and entertainment, sport, culture and tradeshow industries; Cambio, the leading Nordic provider of Electronic Health Record software and services as well as eHealth solutions to the primary and social care sectors; ABAX, one of Europe's largest telematics solutions providers; and Securelink, one of Europe’s largest dedicated cybersecurity infrastructure and managed services providers. -- Tradearabia News Service
 

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