WPP in talks to buy PR firm Finsbury
brandrepublic.com, Friday, 20 October 2000, 12:00am,
WPP Group, owner of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide and Young & Rubicam advertising agencies, is understood to be in talks to buy UK financial PR firm Finsbury.
LONDON (Brand Republic) – WPP Group, owner of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide and Young & Rubicam advertising agencies, is understood to be in talks to buy UK financial PR firm Finsbury.
Finsbury’s clients include 10% of the FTSE 100 companies and it is valued at up to £50m, according to a report in the Financial Times.
The discussions are thought to underline WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell’s commitment to expanding WPP into financial public relations.
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