Company News

 

GroupArgent is an active player in the Digital Economy.  Our partners and professionals engage in numerous transactions and events related to the digital media and technology industry. Below you’ll find details of our current news and developments including recently closed transactions, active engagements and upcoming events.

May 2013

GroupArgent Deal Named 2012 Acquisition of the Year

Readers of Inside Market Data voted S&P Capital IQ’s purchase of QuantHouse as the “Acquisition of the Year”, acknowledging the timely, strategic and transformative nature of the transaction.   The IMD Awards, which annually recognize industry excellence within market data, reference data and enterprise data management, were presented at a formal dinner held after the North American Financial Information
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Apr 2013

GroupArgent Invests in Online Real Estate Site Properati

Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Properati, the online and mobile solution to the Latin American real estate market, today announced it has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from experienced institutional and angel investors. The Company will use these funds to continue its pan-regional expansion, particularly in the Brazilian market where it will add
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Apr 2012

S&P Capital IQ Acquires QuantHouse, Real-Time Exchange and Market Data Leader

April 3, 2012 Together with Recent Acquisition of Risk Analytics Leader R2 Financial Technologies, Purchase Solidifies S&P Capital IQ’s Leadership Role Among Providers Of Financial Information Solutions  New York, NY – S&P Capital IQ, a business line of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) offering global multi-asset class data solutions, market research and portfolio risk analytics
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Feb 2012

GroupArgent Partner Drew Meyers Addresses the Digital Publishing Wave at the Grupo Diarios de America (GDA) Latin American Marketing Conference

Miami, Florida February 29, 2012 Drew Meyers speaks to Latin America’s top publishers on the global digital shift to online news consumption and its coming impact in the region.  Last week, Andrew Meyers, GroupArgent senior partner presented “The Historical Impact of Digital Marketing on Traditional Newspapers and an Update of Latin American Digital M&A” at
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Jan 2012

GroupArgent Appoints Pierre Mantovani as Local Partner – Brazil

January 9, 2012 New York, NY – The Board of Directors of GroupArgent LLC announced the appointment of Pierre Mantovani as Local Partner – Brazil, effective January 2012.  Pierre is now in collaboration with GroupArgent’s Investment Banking Team in serving as the firm’s Local Partner – Brazil. His responsibilities include providing banking services and business
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Dec 2011

GroupArgent Appoints Carl Izzi as Managing Director for Business Development

December 1, 2011 New York, NY – The Board of Directors of GroupArgent LLC announced the appointment of Carl Izzi –effective December, 2011. Carl is now in collaboration with GroupArgent’s Investment Banking Team in serving as Managing Director, Business Development. His responsibilities include relationship development and strategic advisory in support of GroupArgent’s investment banking work
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Jun 2011

Batanga, Inc. Completes the Acquisitions of Two Leading Online Media

June 7, 2011 Batanga, Inc. now the largest independent digital media company serving U.S. Hispanic and Latin American markets after acquiring Adfunky and I-Network. As a result of the acquisition, Batanga, Inc. has offices in the U.S., Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela and Brazil.   MIAMI — Batanga, Inc. today announced the acquisition of two
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