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CBS and Viacom merger: 'It's not a surprise, but it is a big deal'

Accenture Interactive acquires Insitum to bulk up Fjord and Latam presence

Accenture Interactive acquisitions: all its agency deals so far

MediaMonks agrees merger with influencer agency IMA to expand digital services offer

Tencent in talks with Vivendi to buy 10% stake in Universal Music

Reach confirms early talks for JPI asset acquisition

Private equity firms continue to dominate marketing M&A with North America most active

Blackstone to buy mobile ad tech company Vungle

Mark Read: Kantar-Bain sale is ‘last major piece in puzzle’ for WPP restructure

Publicis Groupe completes acquisition of Epsilon for $3.95bn

WPP edges closer to offloading Kantar, confirming ‘exclusive discussions’ with Bain

LiveRamp buys Data Plus Math: 'We have a much stronger story to the global market'

Jungle Creations in talks to merge with influencer marketing agency Goat

Salesforce dives deeper into analytics with $15.7bn Tableau purchase

Maurice Levy's Ycor claims to have 'outbid' Amazon for Sizmek

Dentsu Aegis begins network structure ‘simplification’ with merger of Fetch, ICUC and 360i

How to build value in your agency – if you build it, the sale will come

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Paragon Group makes a triple acquisition in growth drive

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CTI Digital acquires ecommerce agency Nublue

Havas consolidates PR and social into Red Havas in latest phase of ‘aggressive integration’

Webedia expands content production capabilities with Quill acquisition

Expect more agency acquisitions as consultancies battle to keep up with each other

Shaving brand Harry's sells to Edgewell in latest $1bn+ DTC purchase

Deloitte Digital acquires Dutch agency Pervorm for media buying boost

Vice commences 'masterbrand' strategy, folding standalone Waypoint and Broadly brands

Business on the move including Mattel, Burger King, Boiler Room, Aquaclean, and more

RSBG Infrastructure acquires retail design agency The Yard Creative

Business on the move including Unilever, Superdrug, Google, Johnnie Walker, and more

Omnicom revs up consulting and commerce offer as advertising drives Q1 growth

Tech drives acquisition-filled first quarter

‘Things are changing faster than expected’: why Publicis sees the Epsilon deal as a creativity...

New Gizmodo Media Group owner has 'big plans' for programmatic and e-commerce

Accenture Interactive acquires Spanish agency Shackleton as M&A spree continues

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Accenture’s dad dancing has to stop

How the Accenture-Droga5 deal will send ripples through the M&A space