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Mergers And Acquisitions

Wireless carriers square up for court battles

Chris Daniels September 16, 2011

WASHINGTON: The fight over the legality of AT&T's $39-billion bid to acquire T-Mobile USA has just begun. But the battle lines from a communications perspective have already been drawn.

The PR Week - September 16, 2011

September 16, 2011

Steve Barrett, Danielle Drolet and Lindsay Stein discuss Publicis' acquisition of Schwartz Communications; blurred lines between advertising and PR; MWW Group's account win; brand opportunities during New York Fashion Week.

Provimi to retain brand name after Cargill deal

Danielle Drolet August 15, 2011

MINNEAPOLIS: The Provimi brand will retain its name following Monday's announcement that Cargill will acquire the global animal nutrition business from private equity firm Permira for $2.1 billion.

Google acquires The Dealmap

Beth Krietsch August 02, 2011

Google has acquired The Dealmap, a location-based deals site with more than 2 million members.

Fiat-Chrysler's restructure leaves comms unaffected

Lindsay Stein July 29, 2011

AUBURN HILLS, MI: Fiat has developed a group executive council as part of the company's merger with Chrysler, and while management will be reorganized, communications will be left unchanged.

Jaffe Communications acquires Campbell Media

Emory Sullivan July 27, 2011

NEWARK, NJ: Jaffe Communications has acquired Campbell Media to expand its healthcare PR practice in New Jersey.

Publicis Groupe takes majority stake in Big Fuel

Ilya Leybovich, Beth Krietsch July 18, 2011

PARIS: Publicis Groupe has acquired a majority stake in New York-based social media agency Big Fuel, with the possibility of taking full ownership from 2014.

Brunswick leads US M&A advisor list

Danielle Drolet July 11, 2011

NEW YORK: Brunswick Group advised on $138 million worth of M&A deals in H1 2011, landing it the top US and global ranking in the Mergermarket League Tables of PR Advisors, released today.

Publicis Groupe completes Rosetta acquisition

Lindsay Stein July 05, 2011

PARIS: Publicis Groupe has acquired Rosetta Marketing Group for $575 million in an effort to dramatically boost the holding company's digital business revenue.

Dig Communications becomes Olson

Ilya Leybovich June 27, 2011

CHICAGO: Following its acquisition by Olson in December, Dig Communications has officially been renamed Olson.

Creston posts strong yearly growth

Ilya Leybovich June 23, 2011

LONDON: Holding company Creston posted strong financial results in an annual report this week, citing its recent acquisition of PR firm Cooney/Waters as a key factor in its growth.

Google confirms Admeld acquisition

Beth Krietsch June 13, 2011

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA: After much speculation last week, Google confirmed its purchase of Admeld, developer of a real-time bidding ad optimization platform that helps publishers obtain the best price for their ad-buys.

Google closing in on Admeld deal, insiders say

Beth Krietsch June 10, 2011

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA: Insiders speculate that Google put forth a $400 million bid to acquire Admeld in a deal that is likely to close in the near future.

SoundBite acquires SmartReply

Beth Krietsch June 08, 2011

BEDFORD, MA: SoundBite Communications, a provider of cloud-based customer communications solutions, recently acquired SmartReply in an effort to become a disruptive force in the expanding mobile marketing industry.

HC International to merge with MZ Group

Danielle Drolet April 28, 2011

SAN DIEGO: Investor relations firm Hayden Communications International (HCI) has made initial steps to become a subsidiary of MZ Group. Full integration is slated for June.

Getty Images scoops up PicScout

Danielle Drolet April 28, 2011

SEATTLE: Getty Images acquired PicScout, a provider of image identification technology.

Ruder Finn acquires The Rogers Group

Alexandra Bruell April 07, 2011

LOS ANGELES: Ruder Finn acquired The Rogers Group in an effort to strengthen operations on the West Coast, said Ruder Finn co-CEO Peter Finn.

Agency free-for-all is in full flow

Steve Barrett April 01, 2011

This is a customer service announcement for all PR agencies: will you please stop buying each other, merging, and demerging, as otherwise it's going to make it very difficult for us to put this year's PRWeek Agency Business Report together.

India's Watermelon goes to Publicis

Danielle Drolet March 22, 2011

PARIS: Publicis Groupe plans to acquire a majority stake in Watermelon, a healthcare advertising agency in Mumbai, India.

MDC reports year-end revenue and profit growth

Alexandra Bruell March 07, 2011

TORONTO: MDC reported full-year growth of 28% to $697.8 million, compared to $545 million in 2009.

United Continental branding update leaves room for imagination

Alexandra Bruell February 28, 2011

Little by little, the new United Continental Holdings is creeping out from behind the airlines' merger.

Porter Novelli acquires tech PR firm Voce Communications

Alexandra Bruell February 24, 2011

NEW YORK: Omnicom's Porter Novelli acquired Voce Communications, a technology PR and social media firm which reported about $12 million in annual revenue for 2010, according to Voce co-founder Richard Cline.

Publicis reports double-digit growth in Q4

Jaimy Lee February 10, 2011

PARIS: Publicis Groupe said that organic revenue rose 8.3% in 2010, a year in which the company officially rebranded its PR unit as MSLGroup and acquired four PR agencies.

Amgen to acquire experimental biotech company

Jaimy Lee January 25, 2011

Amgen said it planned to acquire BioVex, a biotech company with an experimental cancer vaccine in development to treat head and neck cancer and melanoma, for up to $1 billion.

Joele Frank tops US M&A adviser list

Danielle Drolet January 19, 2011

NEW YORK: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher advised on $133.6 billion worth of M&A deals in 2010.

Olson gets PR boost with Dig acquisition

Alexandra Bruell December 06, 2010

MINNEAPOLIS: Marketing agency Olson acquired Chicago-based PR agency Dig Communications.

Coty to craft comms around beauty acquisition spree

Alexandra Bruell November 30, 2010

NEW YORK: On the acquisition path, beauty company Coty is implementing a "full internal and external" communications plan surrounding its recent deals.

Martopia introduces M&A practice

Kimberly Maul October 25, 2010

CHICAGO: Martopia, a PR and interactive agency, launched a mergers and acquisitions division called Venturis.

Joele Frank remains top US M&A adviser

Chris Daniels October 13, 2010

NEW YORK: Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher retained its position as the top US PR adviser for merger and acquisition deals in the Mergermarket League of Tables of PR Advisors Q1-Q3.