Roll Call Group , a unit of the Economist Group and the producer of "Roll Call," a Capital Hill daily newspaper, the CongressNow wire service, and the legislative tracking service, GalleryWatch, has acquired Capital Advantage a provider of online and offline grassroots and advocacy tools, for $43 million

Business Publisher, August 17, 2008

Roll Call Group (Washington, D.C.), a unit of the Economist Group and the producer of "Roll Call," a Capital Hill daily newspaper, the CongressNow wire service, and the legislative tracking service, GalleryWatch, has acquired Capital Advantage (Fairfax, VA) a provider of online and offline grassroots and advocacy tools, for $43 million.

Capital Advantage is made up of three main products. Congress At Your Fingertips is a Congressional directory that carries information on members of Congress and their staff while CapwizXC, an online advocacy product employed by more than 1,700 web sites, allows organizations to influence legislation by mobilizing supporters. Knowledgis is a suite of online tools that provide legislative data necessary to manage relations with policymakers.