XLMedia Acquires Blue Claw Media in All-Cash $2.5M Deal

Leading world digital efficiency writer XLMedia continues its purchasing spree, this time buying Blue Claw Media, a advertising and marketing company working out of Leeds, UK, for a complete consideration of as much as £1.8 million ($2.5 million).

Cash-Only Transaction

The acquisition deal for Blue Claw Media follows greater than a yr of collaboration between XLMedia and the company as their partnership started in December 2020. During this time, search engine marketing (web optimization), ppc (PPC) and content material advertising and marketing specialist Blue Claw proved its worth to the group by implementing new processes and programs, which improved site visitors and efficiency for numerous XLMedia web sites. The company additionally developed numerous proprietary instruments and programs that proved its supply monitor document.

We are delighted to announce the acquisition of BlueClaw Media, which can see us deliver this vastly proficient group into the XLM household. Having labored carefully with them for over 12 months, we’ve been in a position to expertise first-hand the standard of their work and are vastly excited on the prospect of BlueClaw’s experience being rolled out throughout our broader portfolio.”

Stuart Simms, CEO, XLMedia

The acquisition worth of the deal shall be break up into three equal funds. The first one shall be on transaction shut when XLMedia can pay the primary £0.6 million ($0.82 million), the second fee will occur on the finish of the primary yr following the transaction shut, whereas the third fee is contingent on sure efficiency targets being met. XLMedia is funding the transaction that’s anticipated to be incomes accretive in the primary full yr of possession via its present money.

Positive Impact

XLMedia is buying the company, which was based in 2007, to achieve a UK hub for the group’s European Sports enterprise and make the most of Blue Claw’s important expertise in the market verticals in which the group operates. The company’s expertise and automatic workflow capabilities are anticipated to deliver constant web optimization and digital PR greatest practices to the group’s wider portfolio.

Following the transaction’s shut, Blue Claw Media founder and proprietor Fergus Clawson will stay with the enterprise, which registered revenues of £1.1 million ($1.5 million) and EBITDA (earnings earlier than curiosity, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of £100,000 ($136,700) for the previous 12 months, regardless of the heavy affect from coronavirus-related developments. Blue Claw Media is projected to ship in the 12 months to November 30, 2022, £1.6 million ($2.2 million) in revenues and £400,000 ($547,000) in EBITDA.

Today’s announcement additional demonstrates our dedication to rebalancing the enterprise with the right expertise, individuals and applied sciences in order to create a sustainable platform able to delivering long-term development.”

Stuart Simms, CEO, XLMedia

Blue Claw will proceed to function as an autonomous enterprise for the rest of 2021, taking cost of XLMedia’s EU Sports enterprise. Starting in 2022, it is going to change into a shared service operate obtainable for the group’s owned property, in addition to its company companions.

Blue Claw Media is the newest enterprise acquired by XLMedia, following in the footsteps of on-line writer of US school soccer information Saturday Football Inc., which was acquired in a $23 million deal earlier this month, in addition to the $26 million deal for offshore digital media Sports Betting Dime (SBD) in March.