Acxiom to Purchase Digital Impact

Acxiom Corp. will acquire digital marketing technology and services firm Digital Impact Inc., according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. At a $3.50 per share purchase price, the total cost for Digital Impact will be roughly $129 million. Little Rock, AR-based Acxiom will pay cash for the shares.

Digital Impact had been targeted in an unsolicited bid by infoUSA, Omaha, NE, which had offered $2 per share for the stock it did not already own. InfoUSA held 1.6 million shares as of early March. In response, Digital Impact