One of Tampa Bay's largest marketing firms is officially public

Digital Media Solutions, a Clearwater-based technology marketing firm and one of the largest marketing firms in Tampa Bay, is officially public. This marks the completion of its reverse merger valued at $757 million with Leo Holdings Corp. Leo changed its name Digital Media Solutions Inc. and the company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol DMS on Friday morning. The combined company will retain DMS' leadership, which includes co-founder and CEO Joe Marinucci,… Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-07-17 16:47:40 UTC ]

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