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Consolidates North and South American events-led businesses

Revenues for the six months ended July 2014 were ahead by 4% over the corresponding prior year period

JWT, the global marketing communications agency, has acquired a majority stake of Cairos Usabilidade Eireli (“Try”)

IP EXPO Europe will see more than 300 exhibitors and two new co-located events ahead of its first show at Excel London

Publicis Groupe has acquired Nurun, an independent global design and technology consultancy, from Quebecor Media for 125 million Canadian dollars, or about $114.4 million at the current exchange rate

Reed Elsevier has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire FircoSoft, the Paris-based global sanctions screening software group. The transaction is subject, among other things, to the completion of consultation with the works council of FircoSoft

BurdaInternational continues expansion in Asia; More than eight major magazine titles will be added to Burda’s Indian portfolio including Travel & Leisure South Asia, Better Homes & Gardens and Sports Illustrated

Future plc yesterday announced a promotion giving print consumers a free digital edition. The promotion, which is to run across its entire portfolio, is the first of its kind in the industry

ELLE Wedding, the new luxury woman’s wedding magazine from the team behind ELLE UK goes on sale for the first time in the UK on 9th September

Staff from Van, co-founded by Mark Cooper and Matt de Leon a decade ago, have relocated to Richmond Towers’ Frith Street, London offices as part of the deal. It will become a separate division within the parent agency, joining the food and drink teams, the sustainability-focused Eco agency and social media specialist Straight Social

Tyler Brûlé, the FT columnist known for his luxurious lifestyle, has sold a minority stake in his global affairs magazine Monocle to Japanese newspaper publisher Nikkei Inc

Tyler Brûlé, the FT columnist known for his luxurious lifestyle, has sold a minority stake in his global affairs magazine Monocle to Japanese newspaper publisher Nikkei Inc

W&O Events, which specialises in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector, has ceased trading after failing to “turn around the company’s prospects

W&O Events, which specialises in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector, has ceased trading after failing to “turn around the company’s prospects

The newly branded Telegraph Events is planning to announce two more exhibitions running in 2015-6 by the turn of the year

Privately-held industrial group Access Industries has made a bid to acquire all of the shares which it does not already own in London-listed multimedia sports content provider Perform Group

All eyes are on the advertising sector in France after LesEchos reported that Publicis was in discussions to acquire Criteo last Friday

The world according to Yannick Bolloré consists of two types of people: those who, faced with change, hunker down and try to protect what they have; and those who welcome disruption and use it to spot new opportunities

How clearly labelled should brand stories be online, particularly native advertising pieces placed by brands to look uncannily similar to main editorial content?

WPP announces that its majority-owned company, Aqua, South Africa’s largest digital agency and part of Wunderman, has acquired Applogix, a marketing and ecommerce technology company in South Africa