Digital agency Granite buys Continuum as acquisition spree goes on – The Irish Times

Digital agency Granite has acquired companies agency Continuum for an undisclosed sum as it seeks to develop revenues to greater than €10 million in 2022.

The acquisition of Continuum, which has workplaces in Dublin and New York, will assist increase Granite’s world attain and add greater than 100 Continuum purchasers from throughout Ireland, the UK, US, South America and Asia. Continuum has experience in technique, consumer expertise design, internet improvement, high-volume e-commerce web sites and search engine optimisation. Its purchasers embody IDA, Tesco Mobile, Nissan and CPA.

Granite Digital, which offers digital options in areas such as technique, internet design, internet improvement, digital advertising, search engine optimisation, “ppc” promoting consultancy and managed internet hosting to its greater than 1,400 purchasers, is searching for to grow to be the most important impartial digital agency in Ireland.

It predicts the acquisition will develop annual revenues by no less than 35 per cent to greater than €10 million this yr, with greater than 90 individuals employed by Granite in whole.

“Continuum, which is one among Ireland’s most profitable and embellished businesses, has been on our radar for years and we have now at all times admired their model, ethos and work,” mentioned Conor Buckley, chief govt of Granite Digital. “This will permit us to strengthen what we ship to our present purchasers and can undoubtedly support us as we glance to speed up our growth plans at residence and overseas.”

The acquisition of Continuum comply with’s Granite’s buy of Dublin-based Willows Consulting. Other Irish digital companies enterprise acquired by Granite in latest months embody Connector, Webtrade, MediaOne and Apps Made Easy.

As a part of the deal, Continuum founder and chief govt Colin Meagle will help as an advisor to the Granite board and can play a central function in increasing the agency within the US.

“We are excited in regards to the many advantages this acquisition will convey to our purchasers and companions,” mentioned Continuum chief govt Colin Meagle. “It provides us a good stronger proposition to assist us develop at tempo globally too.”