MeritDirect Acquires Venture Direct Worldwide

MeritDirect has acquired Venture Direct Worldwide from Plattform Advertising.

Terms were not disclosed.

Specifically, Merit will be acquiring about 400 lists split about evenly between business-to-business and consumer. Merit is also acquiring the approximately 30 million-name Xactmail e-mail and postal databases, said Rob Sanchez, MeritDirect president of list management and interactive services.