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CFO.com: M&A recovery stumbles

While mergers and acquisitions have outpaced 2010 in the first nine months of this year, the recently ended third quarter was a slog. A notable slide in M&A activity worldwide and in the United States occurred, says mergermarket, continuing a trend started in the second quarter. Read more ... Continue reading

M&M: DDS and MediaBank merge operations

Donovan Data Systems (DDS) and MediaBank are joining forces to create a universal operating system for advertising technology. The new offering, MediaOcean, will be led by Donovan Data Systems founder and chairman Michael Donovan, as MediaOcean executive chairman; and MediaBank chief executive Bill Wise, as the new company’s CEO. Read more ... Continue reading

MediaTel: Google deals galvanise snoozing giant

The news that the two major agency systems, DDS and MediaBank, are planning to merge, had been on the rumour mill for a little while - but it stunned many when it was officially announced this week. Read more ... Continue reading

TVNewsCheck: Two fiercely competitive rivals in the ad-agency data-processing space have agreed to merge

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MediaTel: Michael Donovan: “Historic changes at Donovan Data Systems”

Michael Donovan, founder, worldwide chairman and CEO of DDS, has released a statement to the company's partners following news that it is to merge with MediaBank–its main US competitor. Read more ... Continue reading