Digital First may sell newspapers

Yet another big publisher may be exiting the newspaper business, as Digital First Media considers selling some or all of its assets, according to a report in the The Denver Post, which is controlled by Digital First

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Motivcom splits as Sodexho acquires the group and Nigel Cooper takes Zibrant private

In a press release today Motivcom have announced that the board of Sodexo Motivation Solutions U.K. Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sodexo SA, and the independent directors of Motivcom plc are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended acquisition under which SMSUK will acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Motivcom

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Dentsu Won’t Buy Interpublic or Havas

Count Dentsu out as an acquirer of the Interpublic Group or Havas Group, at least for the foreseeable future. Speaking at a Goldman Sachs investor conference in New York Thursday, Tim Andree, EVP at Japan-based Dentsu, said the holding company was not interested in purchasing either holding at this time. For the full story read […]

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Dentsu Won't Buy Interpublic or Havas

Count Dentsu out as an acquirer of the Interpublic Group or Havas Group, at least for the foreseeable future. Speaking at a Goldman Sachs investor conference in New York Thursday, Tim Andree, EVP at Japan-based Dentsu, said the holding company was not interested in purchasing either holding at this time. For the full story read […]

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TES Global Invests in Diagnostic Questions

ES Global – the largest network of teachers in the world with over six million registered teachers – has announced a significant investment in Barton Woodhead Education Ltd. – developers of Diagnostic Questions (http://www.DiagnosticQuestions.com), a website that allows teachers to create and share ‘hinge’ questions that instantly identify student misconceptions in maths

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TBWA plans up to six acquisitions in SA

Omnicom’s TBWA is looking at as many as six more acquisitions spread out over the next four quarters. This is according to Derek Bouwer, ‎CEO at TBWA\South Africa. The Omnicom-owned group, says Bouwer, is taking a different approach from rivals WPP and Publicis in its acquisition strategy. At the end of 2013, TBWA acquired 80% […]

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Richmond Towers acquires Van Communications

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

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