James Kesner

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M&A Watch: Deals hit 2023 low in September

North America activity halved from previous month.

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M&A Watch: Four major deals from Omnicom in July

A month of below-normal level of activity but Omnicom’s acquisitions were clear statement of intent.

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M&A Watch: Private equity-related deals hit 2023 record in June

There were five deals by private equity groups and 18 by private equity-backed companies.

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M&A Watch: Private equity steps up in May

Global activity in line with previous two months, but deals in UK slowed down.

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M&A Watch: Economic challenges at play but April activity levels steady

In April 56 deals took place – almost on a par with March.

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M&A Watch: Resilience, capability and growth are keywords in March

Activity picks up from quiet February, with 55 deals in marketing services.

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M&A Watch: Appetite remains strong despite quieter February

Balance of deals skewed towards private equity platform investments and backed strategics.

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M&A Watch: Busy start to 2023 with renewed activity from ad networks

Following holding groups’ return to M&A in 2022, WPP, Havas and Publicis all made deals in January.

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M&A Watch: CX and B2B top trends in December

Agencies bought at end of 2022 include Fiftyfive5 and Melon.

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M&A Watch: Activity returns to pre-pandemic levels

There were 76 deals globally in November, with North America being most active.

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M&A watch: Private equity deals increase by a fifth in September

Q3 finishes with nearly 10% more deals compared with same period in 2021.

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M&A watch: August finishes strongly despite ‘challenging times’

There were 10% more deals by the end of August compared with the same period in 2021

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M&A watch: July activity remains strong despite global economic uncertainty

Results tracked 70 deals in July, with 14 in Western Europe.

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M&A watch: Latest activity suggests Q2 tracking ahead of Q1

May continued to be a busy month with 71 transactions

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M&A watch: April sees surge in private equity-backed deals

Havas, Stagwell and Horizon among the high-profile buyers.

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M&A watch: Q1 shows high levels of private equity activity since pandemic

Data shows there were more than 200 tracked deals by end of March.

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M&A watch: UK sees highest monthly deals since start of pandemic

North America remained the most active region in February with 28 deals

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M&A watch: January sees highest monthly deals since summer 2021

More than half the deals took place in north America