NEW YORK and TORONTO, Jan. 6, 2016 /CNW/ — M&A advisory firm R&D Venture Partners is pleased to announce that it acted as financial advisor to Grip Limited, a well-established and award-winning Canadian agency renowned for its creative, digital and branded content work, in its sale to the Dentsu Aegis Network. This acquisition extends the footprint of Dentsu Aegis Network Canada and continues the expansion of its digital offering in the region.
R&D Venture Partners is the newly launched M&A firm founded by Advertising Holding Company veterans Rob Dickson and Donna Granato.
Toronto-based Grip is a full-service agency founded in 2002. Now counting over 150 employees among its ranks, Grip credits its early adoption of digital capabilities, including social, analytics, mobile, CRM and branded content creation as the main drivers of its growth.
About R&D Venture Partners
Based in New York and Toronto, R&D Venture Partners is an entrepreneurial M&A advisory firm. We serve as strategic advisors for small to mid-size markets in the marketing services, ad tech and marketing tech spaces. We offer strategic planning, exit planning and M&A execution services, focusing on enhancing value for our clients.
