The graph presents the number of mergers and acquisitions carried out by selected advertising agencies worldwide in 2018. That year Dentsu was the leader in M&A deals, having made 19, followed by WPP with 12 deals and Publicis with eight M&A transaction in the same period.
Number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) carried out by selected advertising agencies in 2018
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MediaPost. (January 16, 2019). Number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) carried out by selected advertising agencies in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/289486/advertising-comapnies-acquisitions/
MediaPost. "Number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) carried out by selected advertising agencies in 2018." Chart. January 16, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289486/advertising-comapnies-acquisitions/
MediaPost. (2019). Number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) carried out by selected advertising agencies in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289486/advertising-comapnies-acquisitions/
MediaPost. "Number of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&a) Carried out by Selected Advertising Agencies in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289486/advertising-comapnies-acquisitions/
MediaPost, Number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) carried out by selected advertising agencies in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289486/advertising-comapnies-acquisitions/ (last visited May 27, 2020)
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