In an annual study of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions in the marketing services sector worldwide, it was found that Havas, headquartered in Paris, France, bought six agencies in 2019. Dentsu was the leader with 12 transactions that year, however, compared to previous years, the company has significantly slowed down with their M&A activity.
Number of acquisitions carried out by selected advertising holdings worldwide from 2016 to 2019
Characteristic
WPP
Dentsu
Publicis
Havas
Omnicom
Interpublic
Accenture
DEPT
Capgemini
Hakuhodo
Finn Partners
Alpine
Altavia
Lieberman Research
Next15
S4
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Clarity. (January 16, 2020). Number of acquisitions carried out by selected advertising holdings worldwide from 2016 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/629186/acquisitions-advertising/
Clarity. "Number of acquisitions carried out by selected advertising holdings worldwide from 2016 to 2019." Chart. January 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629186/acquisitions-advertising/
Clarity. (2020). Number of acquisitions carried out by selected advertising holdings worldwide from 2016 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629186/acquisitions-advertising/
Clarity. "Number of Acquisitions Carried out by Selected Advertising Holdings Worldwide from 2016 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629186/acquisitions-advertising/
Clarity, Number of acquisitions carried out by selected advertising holdings worldwide from 2016 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629186/acquisitions-advertising/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of acquisitions carried out by selected advertising holdings worldwide from 2016 to 2019 [Graph], Clarity, January 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/629186/acquisitions-advertising/