Acquiring Company
IPG
Acquired Company
RafterOne
CrmSaasE CommerceInformation TechnologySoftware
Description
Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) announced today that it has acquired RafterOne, a leading global provider of multi-cloud commerce solutions on the Salesforce platform. RafterOne will continue to focus on building around Salesforce to support clients across the IPG network that want to leverage the CRM platform. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
M&A Insights
Based on deal dataIntegration timeline
70% of M&A integrations take 12-24 months to complete
Tech stack consolidation
83% of merged companies consolidate technology vendors within first year
Post-acquisition investment
Companies increase IT spending by 23% on average after acquisitions
Success factor
M&A deals with strong technology integration plans are 2.5x more likely to succeed