News

Ingenuity acquires Mad//Fest

Date
7/10/2024

MAD//Fest is the UK's leading marketing festival

Following the successful acquisition of Future Factory in 2023 and of Reg & Co earlier this year, MAD//FEST is the latest business to join The Ingenuity Group. The deal will give all businesses in the group an opportunity to grow and scale as complementary parts of an interconnected marketing ecosystem with genuinely unrivalled connections to both brands and agencies.

Since MAD//FEST launched I’ve watched their journey and have been so impressed by what they have achieved. Dan and Ian have built an absolutely incredible business with positioning that genuinely aligns with ours. The MAD//FEST team will play a key part in our mission to better connect the marketing world. As we’ve grown The Ingenuity Group, we have made it our mission to acquire like-minded businesses with whom we can collaborate, innovate and scale at pace. The effect is a multidisciplinary team brimming with talented people - which grows more brands and accelerates more agencies than any other organisation. MAD//FEST has a crucial role to play in all this.

— Chris Kemp, Founder & CEO of Ingenuity

From the moment we met Chris and his team, we were really excited by Ingenuity’s plans and ambition. As a group, we already have incredible products, communities and people – and it was easy to see how we could be an integral part of the group’s strategy. We can’t wait to get cracking and explore the opportunities for both brands and agencies that exist across the businesses within the group.

— Ian Houghton, Co-Founder of MAD//Fest

Ian and I are extremely excited to share the news that MAD//Fest has joined the Ingenuity Group. We’ve had quite a few approaches over the years but Ingenuity’s drive to create something different really stood out. The hires, acquisitions and investments to date show how determined Ingenuity is to create something new that really meets the needs of the industry. 

— Dan Brain, Co-Founder of MAD//Fest