BULLDOG MEDIA GROUP ACQUIRES ICOMMISSIONS
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October 26, 2021
Bulldog Media Group ("BMG") today announced that it has acquired iCommissions LLC ("iCommissions"). Founded in 2005 and based in Covington, LA, iCommissions is a leading performance marketing company that focuses on customer acquisition for clients in the financial services industry (principally credit card issuers). The acquisition of iCommissions will strengthen BMG's market position in the credit card and personal loan customer acquisition sectors and enhance BMG's ability to match consumers with the credit products for which they are best suited. The transaction will also deepen BMG's executive leadership team via the additions of industry veterans Scot Rumsey and Stacey Cuevas.
“The addition of Scot Rumsey as President of BMG and Stacey Cuevas as BMG's VP of Partnerships will allow us to enhance our relationships with all of our clients and partners,” said Darin Namken, CEO of BMG. Scot and Stacey will join Darin as well as 20-year veterans Scott Delzer (VP of Product Development), Camelyn Sims (VP of Client Development), and Joel Molascon (VP of Web Development) to lead the combined entity.
BMG is supported by Go Capital LLC, a private equity firm focused on investing in growth-ready businesses with over $2 million in annual EBITDA that leverage digital customer acquisition strategies.
GO CAPITAL COMPLETES RECAPITALIZATION OF BULLDOG MEDIA GROUP
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Chicago, IL / New York, NY (May 3, 2017) – Go Capital LLC today announced that it has completed a management-led recapitalization of Bulldog Media Group, Inc. (“BMG” or the “Company”). The transaction closed in February of 2017.
BMG is a leading performance marketing company that specializes in online customer acquisition for clients in the financial services industry. Formed in 2000 by industry veterans Todd Knodel and Darin Namken, BMG was an early pioneer and specialist in digital marketing for credit card issuers. Over time, the Company has broadened its technology and service offering to include (i) a leading cost-per-action network that helps issuers advertise to and convert targeted customers via partner publisher sites; (ii) database email marketing; (iii) digital traffic monetization services; and (iv) CreditSoup.com, a Company-owned destination for personalized consumer credit products, monitoring, and information. Through this offering, BMG has grown to become one of the leading and most-trusted performance marketing platforms in the financial services industry.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Darin, Todd, and the BMG team,” said Phil Brennan and Chris Duggan, Managing Partners at Go Capital. “BMG has built an outstanding platform for its clients, one that is poised for further growth. We believe there are significant opportunities for BMG to deepen existing relationships and win new business. One key will be utilizing BMG’s data to build a deeper understanding of the end consumer, with the goal of personalizing the shopping experience. We’re eager to work with the team on this and many other initiatives.”
“BMG is excited to partner with Go Capital to drive continued growth and capitalize on significant opportunities ahead”, said Todd Knodel, BMG’s CEO. “Their experience as operators and investors will be invaluable as our team continues to build on its momentum as a premier performance-based marketing platform,” said Darin Namken, BMG’s President.
Go Capital was represented by McDermott, Will & Emery during the transaction process. Plexus Capital supported the transaction by providing mezzanine debt and a minority equity investment. Going forward, BMG will seek add-on acquisitions of financial services digital marketing companies with complementary offerings. Learn more about BMG at www.bulldogmediagroup.com.
About Go Capital LLC
Go Capital LLC (www.gocapllc.com) is a private equity firm focused on investing in small, growth-ready businesses that can leverage digital customer acquisition strategies. The Managing Partners of Go Capital, Chris Duggan and Phil Brennan, bring experience in strategy, marketing, operations and finance, having invested in, grown, and exited several businesses. Go Capital seeks investment opportunities in businesses with over $2 million in annual EBITDA in the digital/web-enabled, business services, and consumer sectors.
Contacts:
Phil Brennan – phil@gocapllc.com
Chris Duggan – chris@gocapllc.com
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