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Omnicom to Buy Interpublic For $12.5 Billion in Stock

The Information · Catherine Perloff · last updated

Omnicom is acquiring Interpublic Group for stock currently valued at around $12.4 billion, the companies announced today. The deal, the most significant merger in the ad agency sector in more than a decade, suggests the ad industry feels the need for greater scale so it can better compete with …

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