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  • Looks like AppLovin’s attempt to wedding crash Unity’s planned merger with ironSource isn’t going to work.

    Unity Rejects AppLovin’s Bid And Sticks With IronSource

    Looks like AppLovin’s attempt to wedding crash Unity’s planned merger with ironSource isn’t going to work. On Monday, Unity’s board of directors rejected AppLovin’s bid to buy the company and reaffirmed its commitment to merge with ironSource.

  • AppLovin wants to marry Unity. Unity just got engaged to ironSource. IronSource is still waiting at the restaurant with flowers. But Unity hasn’t quite made up its mind yet.

    AppLovin Reveals Why It's Lovin’ Unity

    What’s the rationale behind AppLovin’s bid to merge with Unity (kicking ironSource to the curb in the process)? Adam Foroughi, AppLovin’s CEO, got into the details on the company’s Q2 earnings call.

  • Could Amazon Ditch Private-Label Brands?; Bringing Super-Highway Fees To Big Tech

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Amazon’s Private Parts Amazon has been reducing the number of private-label products it sells, and leaders have also “discussed the possibility of exiting the private-label business entirely,” The Wall Street Journal reports.  Many Amazon private-label product lines have slow or diminishing sales. But there’s […]

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    Unity Is Set To Acquire IronSource For $4.4 Billion

    Unity will merge with ironSource in an all stock transaction that values the latter at $4.4 billion. The companies expect the merger to help deliver a $1 billion run rate by the end of 2024 and $300 million in annual EBITDA synergies the year after that.

  • Steve Webb, VP of revenue, Ads, Unity

    Meta Exec Steve Webb Moves To Unity As VP Of Revenue For Ads

    Steve Webb, the former global head of Facebook’s Audience Network, has joined Unity Technologies as VP of revenue for ads under its Operate division. Webb’s first day was June 13 and he replaces Julie Shumaker, who was elevated to SVP of revenue for Unity’s Create division in October. (Unity, which went public in September 2020, […]