As Havas parent Vivendi puts a piece of its treasured Universal Music unit on the block, analysts are already speculating the cash could be used to fuel M&As to bolster its position in the advertising marketplace.
Over the past five years, Google and Facebook have cut a conquering swath through the market for digital advertising, snatching ever more business from legacy media companies, such as print newspapers and magazines. But a growing scandal involving the inadvertent placement of ads next to extremist content on Google’s YouTube video has raised questions about whether the balance of power is about to shift again.
Havas Group is acquiring Agence79 to strengthen its expertise in transferring classic media and content to digital platforms. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Son of Vincent Bolloré gets more power at ad agency as tie-up with Vivendi seems near
Arnaud de Puyfontaine, chief of the French media company, told delegates at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference that he had been working closely with Yannick Bolloré, head of Havas and son of Vivendi’s chairman and main shareholder Vincent Bolloré, and that he believed a tie-up made sense. “It is a fine line between the two operations,” he said
Havas reported that its revenue grew 7.8% in the first quarter to 506 million euros (about $569 million at today’s exchange rate) with organic growth, which strips out the impact of currency fluctuations, acquisitions and asset sales, was 3.4%.
Havas’ organic growth was 5.1 per cent last year globally. The UK business recorded revenue of €286 million; an 18.7 per cent year-on-year increase. Organic growth for the UK was 4.4 per cent in 2015, described by the company as a strong performance against a high baseline
The Havas Group today announced the acquisition of Symbiotix, a specialized medical communications and marketing agency that works to leverage science through distinctive programming aimed at healthcare professionals (HCPs).
Havas maintained its organic growth rate of 5.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2015, with North America proving to be a “powerhouse” and Europe and Asia Pacific also performing strongly.
French-based marketing services company Havas has announced the acquisition of MR group CSA and the Intervalles agency, from Bolloré Group, which is the majority shareholder in Havas itself.The acquired firms – which have combined gross margin of EUR 16m and headcount of 160 – were both wholly owned subsidiaries of Bolloré, which owns 60% of […]
Havas is making its biggest acquisition in fifteen years with the purchase of digital communications group FullSix, for around $75 million.
Havas Group reported a 28% gain in net profits for the first half of the year to 77 million euro or about $86.5 million at today’s exchange rate, on a 19% revenue gain to 1.034 billion euro
Havas Health acquired London-based agency Just:: Health Communications for an undisclosed sum. The PR shop is primarily known for its work in public affairs and its digital expertise, and its current client roster includes GlaxoSmithKline, Roche, AbbVie, Pfizer and Sanofi. The agency houses 34 employees. The senior team at Just:: Health, led by MD Kirsty […]
Havas reported organic growth of 7.1% and a revenue increase of 20.6% to $525 million for the first quarter of 2015. The strongest regions were North America, with revenue up 10.2% to $199 million, and Asia Pacific and Africa, where revenue grew by 10.1% to $40 million. Within that region, revenue in China wasup 17%. […]
The Havas Group is acquiring EGC & Associes, a French agency specializing in general-interest live events. EGC & Associes will become part of Havas Event, the Havas Group’s event agency in France and Julien Savino, current president and CEO of EGC & Associes will now become partner at Havas Event
Havas reported today that net income for 2014 grew 9.4% to 140 million euros (about $149 million at today’s exchange rate). Operating profit margin for the year was 14.1%, up three-tenths of a percent. Last month Havas reported that it had a 5.2% full-year 2014 revenue gain to 1.865 billion euros (approximately $2.126 billion) and organic growth for […]
One of the first entrants into the mobile payments space back in 2007, Toronto-based Plastic Mobile announced on Feb. 19 on its website that it was being acquired by Havas Media
French advertising holding company Havas achieved 3.5 percent organic sales growth on revenue of 551 million euros in the fourth quarter, finishing a strong year driven by new contract wins and strength in Britain and emerging markets
The German agency covers a range of sectors including advertising, digital media, events and medical education and will now operate as Havas Life Bird & Schulte. Donna Murphy, global CEO of Havas Health, said: “Our partnership will combine industry-leading strategy and insight with highly honoured creativity to deliver best-in-class results for our clients with a grater market reach.
The Havas Group has acquired Bird & Schulte Advertising, an award-winning agency based in Freiburg, Germany. The German agency, which offers a full spectrum of services for Rx and OTC, including advertising, digital media, events and medical education, will continue to build on its more-than-20-year track record of serving up what its clients’ brands need to succeed
