Deals

Instinctif Partners has acquired financial services PR agency Wriglesworth, creating a 90-strong corporate practice in London. For the full story read PR Week

Organiser Media 10 has today announced the acquisition of dedicated event for timber construction, Timber Expo. The event is to run as a key part of UK Construction Week (UKCW), featuring nine construction-focused events taking place at the NEC, on 6-11 October 2015. For the full exclusive read Exhibition News

Clarion, organiser of more than 200 leading events worldwide, has been sold to global asset management firm Providence Equity

ALM, a leader in specialized industry news and information, announced a deal to acquire Summit Professional Networks, the publisher of Investment Advisor and several prominent insurance and legal publications, including National Underwriter and InsideCounsel

INCISIVE MEDIA – parent company of Financial Director & Accountancy Age – has announced refinancing agreement with private equity firm Alchemy, which will see the the firm take a majority stake in the business

Wunderman acquires majority stake in digital marketing agency Phantasia in Peru

Marcoms giant Dentsu Aegis Network has acquired Toronto-based digital creative firm SPOKE Agency, which offers a range of services for clients the in the lifestyle, retail and entertainment sectors

Havas has acquired US based integrated communications and experiential marketing agency Formula, giving the French PR firm access to new offices in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco

WPP, the world’s largest communications services group, is leading a syndicate investing US$250 million in Bruin Sports Capital, a global sports marketing firm launched by George Pyne

Exhibitions company ITE has bought rival trade show operator Breakbulk for $42m, as it steps up its efforts to diversify and reduce its dependence on Russia, which it relies on for 60 per cent of revenues

ITE Group plc, (“ITE”) the international exhibitions group, today announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, ITE Enterprises Ltd, has acquired Breakbulk Holdco UK Ltd and its subsidiary companies from Electra backed, AXIO Data Group for a maximum consideration of $42m

Oracle made its data play clear after acquiring DMP BlueKai earlier this year, and on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to data by acquiring Datalogix, an audience-targeting firm known for connecting offline sales to online ads

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WPP announces that it has agreed to acquire the assets of Maka Marketing Digital S.A. de C.V. and Clarus Digital S.A. de C.V. (“Clarus”), a leading digital marketing agency in Mexico

Brand and media specialist Millward Brown has acquired full-service agency Habitus Investigación, in Ecuador. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The firm employs 80 people, and for the year 2014 expects revenues of US$5m

US-based information and analytics firm IHS has acquired Infonetics Research, which specializes in research for the global communications technology market

Lastminute.com, the UK travel website that was an icon of the dotcom boom and bust, has been sold by its owners for $120m (£76m) — a small fraction of the £600m price they paid for it back in 2005. For the full story read FT.Com

Vice Media will go on a “deal spree” in 2015 and explore an initial public offering if market conditions remain favourable, according to Shane Smith, chief executive of the youth-focused digital media group

Based in Boston, R24 develops branded content for companies engaged in the fast-growing, real-time marketing space

Hearst has taken a 25 per cent stake in AwesomenessTV, the teen-focused digital video network owned by DreamWorks Animation, in a deal that values Awesomeness at $325m