Welcome Wagon

June 18, 2014 (New York, NY) – Petsky Prunier is pleased to announce it has advised Welcome Wagon International, a leading targeted direct marketing company that connects new movers with local businesses, on its merger with an affiliate of Money Mailer and Madison Industries.

Welcome Wagon connects millions of new movers with local businesses through its targeted direct marketing products. Each month, hundreds of thousands of suburban households across the United States receive Welcome Wagon’s Gift Book packages containing incentives and advertisements for local businesses. The company helps business owners create and foster long-term relationships with new members of their communities. Founded in 1928 and acquired by Craig Swill and Steve Goodman with private equity firm Housatonic Partners in 2009, the company has developed a unique recurring marketing services model and serves a client base of more than 7,000 local businesses.

Money Mailer is widely recognized as a leader in the direct marketing industry with more than 30 years of experience delivering local deals to households. Today, the company reaches more than 17 million households with money saving offers in the mail, online, and through its mobile application. In combination with Welcome Wagon, Money Mailer will give local businesses the ability to simultaneously reach community residents as well as the highly valuable new mover market.

Welcome Wagon’s executive team of CEO Craig Swill and president Steve Goodman will continue to lead Welcome Wagon.

A team from Petsky Prunier, led by Seth Rosenfield and Michael Petsky, served as exclusive financial advisor to Welcome Wagon.