Finance
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Interpublic brings unwanted investor Elliott inside the tent – so are disposals likely?
Last year US ‘activist’ investor Elliott Management bought a 6.9 per cent stake in Interpublic, making it one of its…
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Sapient’s Alan Herrick takes the driving seat – maybe that should be hot seat – at Publicis
It is indeed going to be Publicis Sapient following the completion of Publicis Groupe’s $3.7bn takeover of techno consulting firm…
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WPP’s Sorrell talks some much-needed sense as British business bashes Labour
There seem to be lots of British businessmen – or businessmen who do business in Britain – who don’t care…
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What’s next for Publicis as it seals Sapient deal?
Publicis Groupe has finally sealed its $3.7bn takeover of technology company Sapient (which also includes the Sapient Nitro agency) after…
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Omnicom’s airtime row with Channel 5 shows that UK media buying isn’t a free market at all
There still seems to be no sign of a resolution of the airtime dispute between Omnicom media buying company Opera…
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Havas merges EHS and Discovery into new international data operation Helia
Havas Creative Group (which is a new one on me) is relaunching two of its agencies Havas EHS and Havas…
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Top man Thompson is out as McDonald’s turns to Easterbrook and his UK experience
The top man at McDonald’s, president and CEO Don Thompson, has paid the price for the fast food giant’s stuttering…
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The big problem facing Apple and Yahoo: what the hell do we spend all this money on?
It’s a funny old two-speed world and there’s more proof of it this morning: Apple has announced an $18bn quarterly…
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Mark Read steps down from WPP board to become new CEO of Wunderman
WPP’s digital supremo Mark Read is stepping down from the main board to become CEO of Wunderman, once a direct…
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