CSG Systems to acquire Quaero Corporation
 

CSG Systems International, Inc., a provider of customer interaction management and billing solutions, announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Quaero Corporation, a marketing services provider with expertise in customer strategy, analytics, and marketing performance management. This acquisition broadens CSG’s solution suite with powerful customer intelligence capabilities that will further assist its clients in maximizing the value of their customer interactions. In addition, CSG will integrate Quaero’s capabilities with its existing customer interaction management solution suite, most notably for CSG’s cable and satellite clients. The combined solution will allow these clients to utilize key data from CSG’s billing system and other external data feeds to profile and predict customer profitability and behavior.

 

Announcement Date: December 8, 2008
Deal Value: $15 Million (Cash plus potential of up to $9.5 million in earnout)
Seller Reveue: $13 Million

 

Publicis Groupe to acquire Tribal
 

Publicis Groupe (France) has acquired Tribal. With nearly one hundred communications specialists, Tribal is one of Brazil's top independent interactive agencies. Tribal offers a complete range of in-house services from strategic brand planning to interactive campaigns and advanced marketing technologies. The Tribal brand will be kept and the agency will be aligned with the Digitas global network. This strategic transaction marks the next step in the international roll-out of the Digitas global network. Publicis Groupe acquired Digitas at the end of 2006. In 2007, Digitas was launched in the UK, in India and Singapore, in China through Publicis Groupe's acquisition of CCG, as well as in France through the Groupe's acquisition of Business Interactif. In addition to expanding the Digitas global footprint, the acquisition of Tribal also illustrates Publicis Groupe's continued strategy of further investing in emerging economies and increasing its revenue share from digital and high-growth markets. The acquisition of Tribal is key for strengthening PG’s global operations and expanding the Digitas network into Latin America.

 

Announcement Date: November 19, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed

 

Campus Management Corp. acquires Talisma CRM Business
 

Campus Management Corp. has acquired nGenera's Talisma CRM line of business. Assets include the Talisma CRM software product suite, the Talisma Higher Education business unit based in Bellevue, WA, and Talisma Corporation Private Ltd. in Bangalore, India. The acquisition enables Campus Management to sell, integrate and support nGenera's knowledge base software, a product widely used by customers of the Talisma CRM suite. Campus Management will own the Talisma brand, and nGenera will assume ownership of Talisma's CIM (Customer Interaction Management) software products and business. In effect, customers using Talisma CRM software will now be served by Campus Management, while nGenera continues to serve and expand its CIM and Knowledge base lines of business.

 

Announcement Date: November 14, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed

 

George P. Johnson acquires JUXT Interactive

 

Marketing agency George P. Johnson acquired online marketing agency JUXT Interactive and mobile device platform MobilePromote. JUXT Interactive and GPJ MobilePromote bolster GPJ’s existing technology and digital strategy capabilities and translate into more cost-effective and integrated marketing campaigns for technology, automotive, financial services, healthcare and other B2C and B2B clients. GPJ MobilePromote is a mobile device platform enabling marketers to engage their community throughout the campaign lifecycle with instant SMS and MMS communication tied into branded online portals. GPJ MobilePromote synchs with GPJ’s existing Global LINKS suite of software to provide marketers for the first time with increased brand engagement, enhanced audience experience and real-time visibility into the financial and project management of events and entire portfolios. These strategic investments reflect GPJ’s response to changing consumer behaviors and the increasing role of digital and mobile platforms in people’s lives. These factors are forcing Chief Marketing Officers to move away from the traditional ad-centric model to embrace a more strategic, multi-media approach that engages communities where they live, work and play.

 

Announcement Date: November 10, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed

 

ServiceMagic acquires 123Devis.com, 123GetAQuote.co.uk and Travaux.com

 

ServiceMagic announced the launch of ServiceMagic Europe through its acquisition of a majority stake in The Koening Company and the acquisition of Travaux.com from Groupe CyberArchi, reaffirming IAC's commitment to strategic international expansion and continued investments in local markets around the world. ServiceMagic Europe is being launched in conjunction with ServiceMagic International, which will continue to scout local lead generation business opportunities around the world. ServiceMagic Europe, headquartered in Luxembourg, operates businesses in the local lead generation space in French and British markets including: Travaux.com, the largest French website for consumer information regarding home improvement; 123Devis.com, a French lead generation business with the largest network of trades people in France; and 123GetAQuote.co.uk, a leading UK lead generation platform.

 

Announcement Date: October 29, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed

 

UFIDA Software acquires assets of Turbo CRM

 

UFIDA Software Co Ltd is acquiring assets of Turbo CRM (Shanghai) Co Ltd, a prepackaged software developer. The assets were to consist of fixed assets, inventory, office equipments and supplies and other intangible assets. Concurrently, US planned to acquire certain assets of Turbo CRM (Beijing) Co Ltd.

 

Announcement Date: October 28, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed