Deals

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Vice Media, the multi-platform purveyor of music, fashion and quixotic journalism from international trouble spots, has sold a 5% stake to Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox. Fox confirmed the $70m (£45m) deal, which marks the latest stage in the evolution of Vice from an off-beat Canadian magazine into a global brand frequently dubbed the hipsters’ […]

Publicis Groupe [Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40] announced today the acquisition of a majority stake in Espalhe, one of Brazil’s leading digital and social media marketing agencies.

MHP is expanding its international presence with the acquisition of a controlling stake in Hong Kong-based corporate and financial communications agency The Consultancy

Penton has completed its acquisition of Aviation Week, the leading brand in global aviation information, including its events, data, digital and media products from McGraw Hill Financial

WPP announces that Kantar has acquired The Benenson Strategy Group (“BSG”), a global strategic research and consulting firm.

WPP announces that Kantar has acquired The Benenson Strategy Group (“BSG”), a global strategic research and consulting firm.

Martini Media, a San Francisco-based digital advertising firm that specializes in reaching affluent people, has raised $14 million in venture capital from prior investors Venrock, Granite Ventures, Reed Elsevier Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank.

WPP announces Geometry Global, its wholly owned activation agency, has acquired a majority stake in Brandigital S.A. in Latin America

WPP announces that its wholly-owned company Addison Corporate Marketing Limited, the corporate communications agency, has acquired a majority stake in Emaxol Limited, the holding company of IR Group Limited, the UK’s leading online corporate communications agency.

WPP announces that its wholly owned operating company, JWT, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Post Visual, a highly awarded digital agency in South Korea

Elsevier, a provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, has acquired Woodhead Publishing Limited, a UK-based publishing company publishing in the areas of food science, technology and nutrition; materials and engineering; textile technology; energy and environmental technology; finance, commodities and investment; and mathematics.

Dods Group plc the UK provider of political and government information and communication services, has acquired public sector publishing titles from Sift Media.

Future plc, the international media group, today announces that its Australian business has acquired two technology brands – APC and TechLife – from Bauer Media Group.

Wilmington Group plc, the provider of Information, Compliance and Education to professional markets announces the acquisition of the trading assets and certain liabilities of Compliance Week (RNS Extract)

WPP Digital, the digital investment arm of WPP, has acquired a minority interest in Mutual Mobile, a mobile product development agency

Publicis Groupe (Euronext Paris: FR0000130577) announced today the acquisition of Engauge Marketing LLC, the advertising and digital services agency based in Columbus, Ohio.

Laura Biggs, has negotiated a buy out of BBC Haymarket Exhibitions

WPP announces that it has agreed to acquire additional shares in Scangroup Limited in Kenya

WPP announces that its wholly owned operating company Millward Brown, has acquired a majority stake in BrandAnalytics Consultoria