Corum Client EmailDirect's Assets Acquired by j2 Global

Leading Global Technology M&A Advisory Firm Corum Group Announced Today the Sale of Its Client EmailDirect's Assets to j2 Global


SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwired - February 25, 2015) - Leading technology M&A advisory firm Corum Group, announced today that j2 Global, Inc., the international provider of Internet services, has acquired the assets of Corum client EmailDirect, a California-based provider of email marketing services. The company and product will be added to j2's Campaigner Email Marketing brand.

"EmailDirect has a great story -- the founders coming right out of college and building a strong technology base and a powerful sales organization that caught the eye of the market," said Corum Senior Vice President Rob Schram, who led the deal. "They've made a great pairing with j2, and we're proud to have been a part of making it happen."

"Corum provided substantial support through the entire transaction process," said EmailDirect CEO Kevin Linden. "Their expertise was critical to helping us find the right partner and to making the deal happen as quickly as it did."

About Corum Group

Corum Group is the global leader in merger and acquisition services, specializing in serving sellers of software and information technology companies worldwide. With offices globally, Corum has completed over US $7 billion in software M&A transactions over the last 30 years, spanning six continents. Corum also educates the industry with its popular conferences and publishes the most widely distributed software M&A research. Corum's M&A advisors are highly experienced former tech CEOs, who are supported by the industry's leading researchers, writers and valuators. Corum also does much to educate the industry with its conferences and webinars and the industry's most widely distributed software and IT M&A research.

About EmailDirect

EmailDirect provides a full service email marketing solution for small, medium and large scale mailers. Beyond providing all the technology needed to send and track effective email campaigns, EmailDirect also dedicates knowledgeable email marketing consultants to every customer in order to achieve maximum inbox deliverability.

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Contact Information:

Timothy Goddard
425-455-8281

Rob Schram, Tech M&A Advisor j2 Global has acquired the assets of EmailDirect