Mergers and acquisitions can be messy affairs. And if you’ve been following the saga of M&C Saatchi you’ll have noticed almost daily alerts on the two suitors chasing it for acquisition. The creative agency, which seems not entirely keen on the possibility of a sale, currently has bids from two companies—with no conclusion in sight […]
Category
Latest News
As wage bills rise, agencies are warned they face ‘worst-ever’ recruitment crisis. Barry Dudley quoted in The Drum
With high wage costs and competition for talent hitting agency revenues, a new study from the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) suggests the sector is facing its “worst-ever crisis” in recruitment. In a survey by the WFA and media advisory MediaSense, 85% of agencies reported that they faced a ”high” scarcity of talent while 54% […]
$1.25bn wiped from S4 Capital after PwC accounting delay: here’s what the analysts say. Barry Dudley quoted in The Drum
S4 Capital has been forced to push back the release of its full-year 2021 results for the second time this month, leading its share price to plunge 35%. Here’s what industry analysts have to say. S4 Capital, the advertising business owned by Sir Martin Sorrell, lost over a third of its market value after the […]
Next 15 Communications Set to Acquire Engine U.K. Tony Walford quoted in Adweek.
The deal, set to be completed in the coming days, will see the break up of the creative agency network The U.K. sector of Engine Group is set to be sold to communications group Next15. The sale has been ongoing for several months since Sky News first reported that its owners, Lake Capital, had appointed bank […]
Green Square advises Engage on its acquisition by Fingerpaint
We are delighted to have advised Engage In-Health on their acquisition by Fingerpaint Marketing Inc. Based in London, Engage is an award-winning, digital-first omnichannel healthcare marketing agency which delivers customer engagement strategies and content to global pharma brands. Founded in 2016 by data and medical communications specialists Mary McGregor and Dave Chandler, Engage has grown […]
As Roth retires from IPG, what legacy does he leave behind? Barry Dudley writes in The Drum
As IPG’s Michael Roth steps down from the holding company, Barry Dudley examines what the departure means for the group, and the industry at large. It’s the end of an era – no, it really is. Michael Roth, 74, is retiring from what we used to call ’the ad business.’ Roth, who stepped down as […]
Why pay and conditions will become an arms race in the global war for talent by Barry Dudley, partner Green Square
Much has been made in the media over the past few weeks of shortages – shortages of fuel, in the shops, of computer chips, CO2 gas, construction materials, shipping containers, of certain drugs, of lorry drivers, hospitality staff and care home workers… in short, the world is, for the time being at least, short of […]
Green Square advises Home on its deal with IMA.
We are delighted to have advised Home on their merger with IMA (Intermarketing Agency) part of the Advantage Smollen Group. Read more in Prolific North Read more in Campaign
Why Sorrell’s S4 Capital is just so damn attractive right now. Tony Walford writes in The Drum
After boasting of ‘unprecedented’ trading activity and unveiling a confident rebrand job, S4 Capital – now Media.Monks – is flying high. Tony Walford explains why the company is performing so well right now. If there’s one iron rule in the marcomms business, it’s this: never write Sir Martin Sorrell off. You do so at your […]
Speculation Around Indie Agency Engine’s Sale Leads to Questions of Who Might Buy It – and Why. Tony Walford writes in Adweek
It’s been a funny century for the marketing and communications industry: the rise of holding groups, consolidation, startups, digital disruption, even a pandemic, the effects of which we cannot yet even begin to analyse let alone understand. In the tumultuous 20 years so far, many names have come and gone. Once-mighty agencies have been subsumed […]