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IAS to be acquired by Novacap for nearly $2 billion
The transaction, expected to close by the end of 2025, will take IAS private while Novacap backs its AI-first technology investments and global growth.
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Haymarket buys Marketing Week, Creative Review and Festival of Marketing
Acquisition ‘reinforces’ the owner of Campaign and PRWeek's market-leading position in marcomms.
Dentsu CEO responds to international sale speculation: ‘No decisions have been made’
'We aim to rebuild our international business on our own,' Hiroshi Igarashi says, although it is considering other options.
Andrew Scott, WPP’s global COO and M&A guru, to step down after 27 years
Close ally of outgoing CEO Mark Read will support new boss Cindy Rose until end of 2025.
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The Dentsu sale is natural selection; the dinosaurs of advertising are running out of time
Dentsu’s sale, WPP’s turmoil, Omnicom and IPG’s merger chase all point to the fact that the giants of advertising are stumbling. As TrinityP3's Darren Woolley argues, this is natural selection at work. In the end, it's adapt or go extinct.
Publicis acquires sports agency Adopt, continues ‘bolt-on’ expansion strategy
The acquisition follows Publicis Groupe’s purchase of Lotame in early March.
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