Affle to acquire Perion for $420M to scale cost-per-completed-user business
· 7h ago · Originally reported by scanx.trade
Mobile ad tech firm Affle has agreed to acquire Perion in a deal valued at $420 million. The stated rationale is to expand Affle's cost-per-completed-user (CPCU) performance advertising business. Perion operates across digital advertising, including search monetization and CTV.
Why it matters
This is a significant cross-border consolidation in ad tech, combining Affle's mobile performance focus with Perion's search and CTV assets. It signals continued M&A momentum as ad tech firms seek scale.
Explain it like I’m new here
It's like one lemonade stand chain buying a bigger rival so they can sell more cups and share the same recipe for making money.
The deal
Affle → Perion · acquisition · announced · $420M
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Terms in this story
Ad tech
Ad tech is the software and infrastructure that decides which ad appears where, buys and sells that ad space, delivers the ad, and measures what happened afterwards.
CTV (connected TV)
CTV (connected TV) is any television connected to the internet, such as a smart TV, streaming stick, games console or set-top box, and the advertising shown in streaming apps on it.
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