G/O Media has sold Quartz and The Inventory to Redbrick Technologies
April 2025 — G/O Media Inc., a portfolio company of Great Hill Partners, has sold Quartz, a leading news publication for global business executives, and The Inventory, a consumer product media company, to Redbrick Technologies.
Quartz is a leading news publication for the global executives of today and tomorrow. Founded in 2012, the pioneering digital media company helps readers discover new industries, new markets and new ways of doing business that are more sustainable, innovative and inclusive. The trusted publisher covers the biggest news stories right now and the ones coming around the corner.
Redbrick builds, acquires and operates innovative companies, providing the strategic guidance and shared resources that enable them to scale. With expertise in finance, people and culture and marketing, Redbrick fuels the success of its portfolio — Animoto, Delivra, Duplex, Leadpages, Paved and Shift — while supporting long-term sustainability. Headquartered in Victoria, British Colombia, Redbrick is a Certified B Corporation and has been recognized as one of Canada’s top small and medium employers for five consecutive years.
G/O Media is a premium digital publishing company that owns and operates several digital media outlets. Based in the USA, the company was acquired from Univision in 2019 by Great Hill Partners.
Our role in the transaction
Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips, based in New York, served as the exclusive financial advisor to G/O Media. This transaction further highlights the team’s deep sector expertise in advising media businesses, specifically those within the digital and consumer media industries.
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Reed Phillips
Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips
John Semel
Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips
Tom Nicholls
Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips
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