Deals

ECI Partners has invested in ATG Media, a global pioneer of webcast and timed online auction platforms

Perseus is being sold off in an unusual three-way deal

Perseus is being sold off in an unusual three-way deal

VICE Media is talking with potential buyers including News Corp.

IMS Health has paid €385m to acquire several of Cegedim’s information solutions and customer relationship management (CRM) businesses. The deal is expected to be competed in early 2015 at which point IMS Health, which provides information and technology services to the healthcare industry, will take control of a Cegedim CRM portfolio that covers 80 countries […]

Peak Performance and Sports Injury Bulletin, enjoy a worldwide audience for their coverage of the latest research in athletic performance and recovery

XM Asia, a JWT company, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Sofresh, a leading digital creative agency in Vietnam

Millward Brown, a global leader in brand, media and communications research, has acquired EffectiveBrands, one of the world’s leading marketing strategy consulting firms.

Millward Brown, a global leader in brand, media and communications research, has acquired EffectiveBrands, one of the world’s leading marketing strategy consulting firms.

Grey, the global marketing communications agency, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Circus Peru S.A., the largest independent adverting agency in Peru

Grey, the global marketing communications agency, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Circus Peru S.A., the largest independent adverting agency in Peru

F+W, a Content + eCommerce Company has had several owners since David Nussbaum joined the company as CEO in 2008, but he said that Tinicum LP, which purchased a majority stake F+W in May, is the first owner to see the company as a strategic investment

Publicis Groupe announces today it has sold its stake in the agency Royalties back to the founding members.

RBI announced today it has acquired the entire issued share capital of agricultural software and workflow solutions business Farmade

This is the first acquisition by Bell Pottinger since its Management Buy Out from Chime Communications plc in June 2012

WPP announces that its wholly-owned operating company JWT, the global marketing communications agency, has acquired a majority stake in The Hardy Boys, a leading creative agency in South Africa. Founded in 1994 in Durban, The Hardy Boys is a multi-disciplinary, brand building agency, with fully integrated activation capabilities. Clients include Unilever, Diageo, SA Home Loans, […]

ITE Group plc has entered into a binding contract to acquire 50% of the shares in DUBM, the owner of Indobuildtech in Indonesia

WPP’s research arm Kantar has acquired a majority stake in Precise Media, one of the UK’s largest media monitoring agencies, in a deal that values the company at about £70m. For the full story read The FT For the full press release click WPP

WPP’s research arm Kantar has acquired a majority stake in Precise Media, one of the UK’s largest media monitoring agencies, in a deal that values the company at about £70m. For the full story read The FT For the full press release click WPP

Time Warner is finalising an investment in Vice Media that would value the maverick digital media and publishing group at more than $2bn