WPP announces that Geometry Global, its wholly-owned brand activation agency, has acquired Cacto Arte e Ideas S.A. De C.V. (“Cacto”), a digital customer relationship management company based in Mexico
WPP’s GroupM, has acquired programmatic marketing firm The Exchange Lab, known for its proprietary technology, Proteus.
Both firms existing offices will be rebranded GolinMagic. The move sees Golin’s China staff swell from 50 to 150
Communications Group Limited (STW) and increase its shareholding from 23.6% to 61.5%. STW, Australia and New Zealand’s leading marketing and communications group, is a publicly listed company, whose shares are traded on the Australian Securities Exchange
Listed advertising and marketing services firm STW Communications has gone into a trading halt amid speculation of a takeover by Sir Martin Sorrell’s WPP. The move by WPP is not unexpected with the two businesses being closely associated since the late 1990s. STW and WPP partner in some businesses such as Ogilvy, and WPP already owns 23.6 per cent of STW through its subsidiary, Cavendish Square Holdings.
Ergo Kommunikation specialises in corporate, financial and political comms. The partnership will operate under the name Edelman.ergo. The deal is Edelman’s fourth in Europe in 18 months
Publicis Groupe has announced the acquisition of amajority stake in Glickman Shamir Samsonov, one of Israel’s largest creative agencies, adding to Publicis Groupe’s presence in Israel
The Mission Marketing Group is pleased to announce that it has acquired Chapter Agency Limited which includes the recently acquired Bell and Watson Limited
WPP announces that J. Walter Thompson Company, the global marketing communications agency, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Cleartag, the leading independent full service digital marketing consultancy in Lebanon and the UAE.
VCCP’s Media arm of creative agency will become a top 20 media shop following the deal.
WPP announces that GroupM, the world’s leading media investment management group, has acquired a majority stake in mobile marketing agency Yonder Media in South Africa
WPP announces that Landor, a leading strategic brand consulting and design firm, has acquired a majority stake in multi award-winning motion design studio ManvsMachine.
Independent integrated communications agency, Four Communications Group (Four), has acquired the Welsh market leading PR and design agency, Francis Balsom Associates Ltd (known as FBA). Four has acquired 100 per cent of the equity. The two companies already work together in a consortium called Four Cymru and this will be the trading name going forward for all work in Wales
Havas is making its biggest acquisition in fifteen years with the purchase of digital communications group FullSix, for around $75 million.
Edelman has bought London-based financial PR and investor relations firm Smithfield Consultants, an acquisition described by UK & Ireland CEO Ed Williams as one of the “last pieces in the jigsaw” for the group’s UK offering. For the full story read PR Week
Dentsu Inc. will remain acquisitive for the foreseeable future, with a particular focus on faster-growing geographies and high-value areas in the digital space
WPP announces that its wholly-owned operating company Ogilvy, the global marketing communications agency, has acquired a majority stake of Jüssi Intention Marketing Ltda. (“Jüssi”), a leading online performance, programmatic and conversion marketing agency in Brazil
WPP announces that its wholly owned operating company Grey Group, the global communications network, has agreed to acquire nudeJEH, a leading award-winning advertising and digital agency in Thailand
Four Communications Group, which recently secured a £10 million equity investment from BGF, has acquired financial and professional services public relations agency Broadgate Mainland
WPP firm MediaCom has acquired a minority stake in full-service media communications agency Rapid Media Services, whose offer includes media strategy development, media buying, PR and market research. Terms of the deal were not disclosed
