Private equity firms join the race for data professionals
Private equity firms are seeing a huge surge in demand for data specialists, not just leveraging data for investment decisions,…
M&A
Valtech swoops for Kin + Carta in £239m acquisition
Valtech, the global digital business with more than 6,000 employees but a low profile in the media, has acquired print giant…
Havas swoops for AI-driven digital transformation firm
Havas has acquired French data consultancy TED Consulting, which specialises in all aspects of digital transformation, to enhance its use…
Ad blitz to woo UK investors as tech funding dries up
The Government is gunning for new British investors to plough cash into UK tech firms with the launch of a…
27-year-old plots launch of international agency group
A new agency group, backed by an investment fund and spearheaded by a 27-year-old media and tech entrepreneur, is aiming…
Accenture Song swoops for CX analytics firm GemSeek
Accenture is beefing up its data and AI capabilities by acquiring customer experience analytics provider GemSeek as it continues its…
Edit brings Snedden on board with CustomerKind deal
The Salocin Group-owned Edit Agency has strengthened its proposition by acquiring customer engagement and data strategy company CustomerKind, spearheaded by…
City sees power of brand but needs educating on spend
The strength of a company’s brand is way more important than any other the factor – ahead of leadership and…
Dotdigital seals £25m deal for partner Fresh Relevance
Martech platform Dotdigital is beefing iup its operations with a £25m deal for personalisation specialist Fresh Relevance, cementing a partnership…
AI drives tech industry as top for return on investment
The rise of cloud computing and artificial intelligence is proving highly lucrative for budding entrepreneurs with a new analysis showing…