Wise: Vista consults Mediaocean on all media advertising deals
Bill Wise · 863 AdTech: $720m Valuation, The 50+ Year Unicorn Processing $160 Billion in Spend · Dec 4, 2017 · at 26:17
Bill Wise, CEO of Mediaocean, explains how private equity backer Vista Equity Partners coordinates portfolio M&A strategy.
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“They don't do a single deal in this space without, you know, consulting with me saying, would this make sense as a standalone? Would this make sense within MediOcean? How would it play out?”
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