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App network Perion acquires mobile ad marketing firm Grow

Israel-based app network Perion has just acquired a fledgling mobile marketing firm called Grow Mobile. Perion’s mobile advertising platform, Perion Lightspeed, will immediately absorb Grow.

The barely two-year old Grow Mobile may be young, but according to a press release, it’s growing quickly and already managing $20 million ad campaigns. Perion paid $17 million upfront, but is willing to pay as much as $42 million in total if Grow helps the company reach certain benchmarks.

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Perion is definitely looking to grow. Last fall the company merged with browser tool Conduit’s Client Connect business. Now the company is looking to boost ad revenue through mobile advertising — a very popular arena these days.

Grow Mobile is based in San Francisco. Its employees will be staying on following the acquisition.

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