Selling the international arm won’t be simple, opines Humphrey Ho. The buyer can’t look like the ad holding groups of old, because that model is exactly what Dentsu is trying to leave behind.
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Private equity is no longer circling the ad industry—it’s taking over. As agencies transform into investment assets, Helios & Partners CEO Humphrey Ho unpacks the high-stakes tension between creative independence and financial control.