Tag: Sell-Side

Scam Detector acquisition by Guiding Tech Media

Posted on by Logan Abner

WeBrokr press release logo showing the Scam Detector logo and the Guiding Tech Media logo

WeBrokr is delighted to announce the successful acquisition of Scam Detector, which has been acquired by well known publisher Guiding Tech Media.

Scam Detector was founded in 2011 by Sorin Mihailovici in order to help a friend who had just been scammed online. His relentless passion for helping others fueled the growth of Scam-Detector.com over the next decade (plus) into one of the most visited technology related web properties in the world. The propriety Scam Detector Validator helps millions of users each month in preventing financial fraud.

WeBrokr represented and advised Sorin and Scam Detector from listing through successful completion of the acquisition.

Logan Abner of WeBrokr had this to say regarding the acquisition:

“We are very excited to announce the successful Sell-Side representation of Scam Detector. Sorin was able to build a very unique business that not only allowed him to help millions of people save hundreds of millions of dollars, but he did so while traveling the globe filming his own TV show! It was truly a pleasure to get to know Sorin throughout this process, and help him exit the business he had built from the ground up over so many years.

As an added bonus, we couldn’t be more pleased with the acquirer in this transaction. Guiding Tech Media is a well regarded company who own a number of premium digital brands that will pair very nicely alongside Scam Detector.”

Sorin Mihailovici, Founder of Scam-Detector.com, had this to say in the official Guiding Tech Media press release:

“Joining forces with Guiding Tech Media represents a milestone in our journey to create a safer online environment for consumers. Their expertise in technology guidance complements our vision of scam prevention, and together, we will continue to innovate and expand our reach to protect users around the globe.”

Dan Brian, CEO of Guiding Tech Media, had this to say in the company’s official press release:

“We are excited to welcome Scam Detector into the Guiding Tech Media family. This acquisition is a testament to our dedication to providing comprehensive technological guidance and protection to our users.”

 

Official Guiding Tech Media Press Release – Here

Yugipedia & YGOrganization acquisition by GGRecon

Posted on by Logan Abner

Press Release logo for the Yugipedia & YGOrganization acquisition by GGRecon. WeBrokr represented the Sellers in this acquisition.

WeBrokr is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Yugipedia and YGOrganization, which have both been acquired by Manchester-based GGRecon. YGOrganization was founded in 2013, with Yugipedia being founded five years later in 2018. Both brands were founded by the Yu-Gi-Oh! North American Grand Master, Dan Parker.

Dan, along with his impressive team of passionate community volunteers, have grown the Yugipedia and YGOrganization brands into the largest Yu-Gi-Oh! Wiki and the largest Yu-Gi-Oh! news publication in the world.

WeBrokr represented and advised Dan Parker of Yugipedia & YGOrganization from the onset of listing, through successful completion of sale.

 

Dan Parker of Yugipedia & YGOrganization had this to say regarding the acquisition, as well as his experience working with WeBrokr:

“Logan approached me in what seemed like a moment of fate, as I had just failed to make a deal for my sites the day before I got his email. He was able to succeed where I was unable to on my own, with a very reasonable procedure and pace. I’m very thankful for his help in this endeavor.”

 

Logan Abner of WeBrokr had this to say regarding the YGOrganization & Yugipedia acquisition:

“We are thrilled to announce the successful Sell-Side representation of Yugipedia and YGOrganization in a combined asset acquisition. Yugipedia has gained market dominance within the Yu-Gi-Oh! community over the past five years, and is now the largest, most trustworthy and most actively contributed Wiki within the Yu-Gi-Oh! community. Dan’s success on YGOrganization is not to be understated either: He began the publication as personal blog, and has grown it into the largest news publication within the Yu-Gi-Oh! community. His contributions to the trading card game community is incredibly impressive. It was an absolute pleasure getting to know him through this acquisition process.”

 

Official GGRecon Press Release – Here

N4G acquisition by BGFG (By Gamers For Gamers)

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N4G.com acquisition by BGFG

WeBrokr is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of N4G, which has been acquired by UK-based By Gamers For Gamers (BGFG). N4G.com was founded in 2007 by Vegard Aure & Haavard Aure of HAVA Media.

Vegard, Haavard and the Hava Media team grew the N4G brand into one of the largest gaming communities in the world over the past 15 years.

Also included in the acquisition were the brands FilmWatch, TechSpy & AnimeShinbun.

WeBrokr represented and advised HAVA Media & N4G from listing through successful completion of sale.

 

Vegard Aure of HAVA Media had this to say regarding the N4G acquisition, as well as his experience working with WeBrokr:

“It was important for us to find a buyer that would want to continue N4G as a community focused website. Logan helped us get in touch with potential buyers that had the right team and resources to accomplish this. With the help from Logan and WeBrokr.com we found a new home for N4G in BGFG , and we are very happy about how everything turned out.”

 

Logan Abner of WeBrokr had this to say regarding the N4G acquisition:

“We are very pleased to announce the successful Sell-Side representation of N4G, FilmWatch, TechSpy & AnimeShinbun. N4G has long been known as the go-to gaming community and news aggregator in the world. Hava Media was far ahead of its time when it launched N4G way back in 2007. N4G was rivaling the likes of Reddit and Digg for gaming specific traffic for many years. We’re excited to see what the great team at BGFG has in store for the N4G brand going forward!”

 

Official BGFG Press Release – BGFG

DualShockers Acquisition by Valnet

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DualShockers.com acquisition by Valnet Inc.

WeBrokr is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of DualShockers, which has been acquired by Montreal-based Valnet Inc. DualShockers.com was founded in 2009 by Yaris Gutierrez, Joel Taveras, and Al Zamora as a passion-project. After more than a decade of operation, DualShockers was then acquired by London-based publisher GRV Media.

Vic Daniels & Graham Morris of GRV Media were extremely successful in their turn-around of DualShockers, and they were able to dramatically increase user engagement & monthly sessions within only a year of Ownership. DualShockers is now one of the largest gaming-focused publications in the world, bringing in more than 7,000,000 monthly sessions as of April 2022. (SimilarWeb)

WeBrokr represented and advised GRV Media from listing through successful completion of sale.

Logan Abner of WeBrokr had this to say regarding the acquisition:

“We are very delighted to announce the successful Sell-Side representation of DualShockers. Vic, Graham, and the DualShockers team were able to turn DualShockers.com into one of the most trafficked gaming properties in the world within a very short period of time. They have become an authoritative source for gaming news, reviews and guides for dedicated gamers around the world. We are excited to see DualShockers continue to thrive alongside Valnet’s growing portfolio of gaming brands!”

Official WeBrokr Press Release – Cision

Official Valnet Press Release – Business Wire

WhatCulture Acquisition by Future PLC

Posted on by Logan Abner

WhatCulture acquisition by Future PLC

WeBrokr is delighted to announce the successful acquisition of WhatCulture, which has been acquired by publishing-giant Future Plc. WhatCulture was founded in 2006 by Peter Willis & Matthew Holmes under the banner ‘Obsessed With Film’. After the company rebranded in 2011, WhatCulture has grown to become one of the largest and most well diversified companies in the entertainment publishing industry. The Company’s portfolio includes 11 YouTube channels with over 8m subscribers, as well as the highly trafficked WhatCulture.com, which accounted for over 8.5m visitors in February according to SimilarWeb.

WeBrokr represented and advised WhatCulture from listing through successful completion.

Logan Abner of WeBrokr had this to say regarding the acquisition:

“We are very excited to announce the successful Sell-Side representation of WhatCulture. Peter & Matt were able to successfully build & scale one of the most reputable – and in my opinion – unique brands within the highly competitive entertainment publishing industry. They were able to find the perfect blend of Web + Video diversification, which takes true talent to create from the ground up. We are excited to witness the continued success of WhatCulture under the ever growing Future Plc umbrella of brands!”

Peter Willis, Founder of WhatCulture, had this to say in the official Future Plc press release:

“We’re really excited to join an organisation like Future which has seen such
amazing success. We have real synergies between our desire to create great original
content for our audiences. Our YouTube expertise combined with their monetisation and platform know-how will realise great opportunities for further growth in this area and unlock real potential across the business.”

Zillah Byng-Thorne, CEO of Future Plc, had this to say in the company’s official press release:

“We are delighted to welcome both WhatCulture and Waive to Future. We look
forward to working with WhatCulture to further diversify our content and revenue
streams.”

 

Official WeBrokr Press Release – Here

Official Future Plc Press Release – Here

TheMarySue.com Acquired by GAMURS Group

Posted on by Logan Abner

WeBrokr provided Sell-Side brokerage services for TheMarySue.com / GAMURS Group acquisition

WeBrokr is excited to announce that TheMarySue.com has been successfully acquired by GAMURS Group. The Mary Sue was founded by Dan Abrams in 2011, and is known as the Geek Girls Guide to the Universe! Having published over 70,000 unique articles, The Mary Sue has grown from a small upstart blog, to one of the most well known publications in the entertainment industry.

This successful Sell-Side brokerage representation of The Mary Sue marks WeBrokr’s second major entertainment publishing acquisition of 2021, after the successful sale of We Got This Covered to GAMURS Group earlier in the year.

“As GAMURS Group reaches a pivotal stage of growth with continued expansion, we are doubling down on our commitment to create world class gaming and entertainment content. That’s what makes The Mary Sue such an extremely appealing addition to our website portfolio,” says Riad Chikhani, Founder and CEO of the GAMURS Group. “The Mary Sue is committed to quality journalism and commentary for a geek culture audience with interests that span social media, technology, arts, and politics. We are proud to bring it into our network and to continue its growth.”

“The Mary Sue has provided an important and sometimes ignored voice that I am so proud to have helped support,” said Dan Abrams, publisher of The Mary Sue. “This next step will allow it to expand to new levels and share its message with a larger audience.”

ResetEra.com Acquisition by M.O.B.A. Network

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ResetEra.com acquisition MOBA Network

WeBrokr is excited to announce the successful acquisition of ResetEra.com, which was acquired October 14th, 2021 by Swedish-based gaming company M.O.B.A. Network AB for $4.55m USD. ResetEra was founded in 2017, and has quickly grown to become one of the most active gaming communities in the world with over 55,000 registered users, and over 45 million forum posts. According to SimilarWeb, ResetEra is  averaging between 10.5m – 13.5m unique users per month.

Logan Abner (Founder & CEO of WeBrokr) represented the ResetEra.com acquisition through the companies ‘Private Sell-Side Listing Service’. ResetEra Ownership required absolute discretion during the acquisition process, and WeBrokr was able to satisfy their request from initial listing, through successful deal completion.

Logan had this to say regarding the acquisition:

“We are very excited to announce the successful acquisition of gaming forum & community ResetEra.com. This acquisition marks WeBrokr’s largest gaming-specific acquisition of 2021. We are witnessing a large increase in Buyer demand for gaming & entertainment focused publishing properties, and we feel our successful representation of ResetEra will lead to increased deal flow for gaming specific publishing properties in the coming months.”

Björn Mannerqvist, CEO of M.O.B.A. Network, had this to say in the companies official press release:

“ResetEra.com has great growth potential, and we see significant opportunities to develop ResetEra.com, continue to grow traffic flows, improve the sales development and extract synergies within the M.O.B.A. Group.”

The ResetEra.com acquisition marks WeBrokr’s second time working with M.O.B.A. Network, after the company acquired MMORPG.com through WeBrokr in late 2020.

Official WeBrokr Press Release – Cision

Official M.O.B.A. Network Press Release – Cision

ScreenRant.com Acquisition by Valnet

Posted on by Logan Abner

ScreenRant.com-acquisition-webrokr-valnet

WeBrokr is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of ScreenRant.com, which was acquired by Montreal-based Valnet Inc in February 2015. Screen Rant was founded in 2003 by Vic Holtreman as a small movie blog. At the time of acquisition Screen Rant was one of the top 10 largest entertainment publishing properties in the world.

As of August 2022 ScreenRant.com is now one of the top 500 most visited web sites in the world.

WeBrokr represented and advised Vic Holtreman from listing through successful completion of sale.

Logan Abner of WeBrokr had this to say regarding the acquisition:

“We are very delighted to announce the successful Sell-Side representation of Screen Rant. Vic and his team were able to turn Screen Rant into one of the most well known entertainment news destinations in the world, all while the entertainment news category is known to be one of the most competitive in digital media.”