Please sign in or register
Existing users sign in here
Having trouble signing in?
Contact Customer Support at
[email protected]
or call+91 22 69489600
Aug 10, 2009
Publicis seals $530m acquisition of Razorfish
Publicis Groupe is to buy digital agency Razorfish from Microsoft for $530m outbidding rivals WPP Group and Dentsu in an auction process.The sale of Razorfish comes two years after Microsoft acquired the digital agency as part of its $6bn acquisition of online advertising group aQuantive in 2007.To fund the cash and share deal Publicis will issue 6.5m treasury shares to the software giant with a value of $232.6m.
Top news, insights and analysis every weekday
Sign up for Campaign Bulletins
Most Read
.jpg&h=334&w=500&q=100&v=20250320&c=1)
.jpg&h=334&w=500&q=100&v=20250320&c=1)
.jpg&h=334&w=500&q=100&v=20250320&c=1)
.jpg&h=334&w=500&q=100&v=20250320&c=1)
Related Articles
Just Published
.jpg&h=268&w=401&q=100&v=20250320&c=1)
Advertising
21 minutes ago
Burson appoints HS Chung as CEO for Asia-Pacific
Based in Seoul, she will oversee the agency’s business in India, Australia and New Zealand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
.jpeg&h=268&w=401&q=100&v=20250320&c=1)
Advertising
1 hour ago
Redundancy is a business decision. Here’s how to ...
As layoffs reshape the creative industry, Dean Connelly shares a practical roadmap for how talent can reset, reposition, and get hired in 2026.
Media
2 hours ago
Creators aren't the destination; they're often a ...
As AI scales, Edelman’s president of Integrated Solutions and Delivery believes that the real battle is protecting trust and originality. In 2026, integration is inevitable, but integrity is not optional.
Advertising
3 hours ago
Gut only tells half the story
Brands rely on advertising research for their PR strategy. But these insights are designed for creative messaging, not behavioural or cultural context.
