Publicis Groupe - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Publicis Groupe M&A Summary

Publicis Groupe has acquired 32 companies, including 9 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Publicis Groupe’s largest acquisition to date was in 2019, when it acquired Epsilon Data Management for $4.4B. Publicis Groupe has acquired in 10 different US states, and 13 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include marketing (46%) and information technology (20%).

Publicis Groupe Business Overview

Where is Publicis Groupe headquartered?

Publicis Groupe is headquartered in Paris, France.

What is Publicis Groupe’s revenue?

Publicis Groupe disclosed revenue of 14,196M EUR for 2022 and 11,738M EUR for 2021.

How many employees does Publicis Groupe have?

Publicis Groupe has 80,000 employees.

What sector is Publicis Groupe in?

Publicis Groupe is a marketing company.

When was Publicis Groupe founded?

Publicis Groupe was founded in 1926.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity32
    • M&A Buy Activity31
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 13
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 9
  • M&A Advisors 8

Publicis Groupe

Publicis Groupe SA

133 Avenue des Champs Elysees,
Paris, 75008
France,
+33 1 44 43 70 00
www.publicisgroupe.com

Publicis Groupe is a global advertising and communications firm. Publicis operates in approximately 200 cities located in 104 countries, on five continents. Its primary markets are the U.S., Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. Publicis Groupe was founded in 1926 and is based in Paris, France.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 25 - 2 2 1 1 31
vol $9.9B $9.9B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  32

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Spinnaker Services LLC 2024-03-12 - Add-on Acquisition
Denver, Colorado · www.spinnakermgmt.com
Practia 2023-03-30 - Add-on Acquisition
Buenos Aires, Argentina · www.practia.global
Profitero, Inc. 2022-05-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Boston, Massachusetts · www.profitero.com
Tremend Software Consulting 2022-01-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Bucharest, Romania · www.tremend.com
CitrusAd 2021-07-15 - Add-on Acquisition
St. Petersburg, Florida · www.citrusad.com
Octopus Communications Consultancy Ltd. 2021-02-16 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.weareoctopusgroup.net
Rauxa LLC 2019-08-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Irvine, California · www.rauxa.com
Epsilon Data Management LLC 2019-04-14 4.4B USD Divestiture
Irving, Texas · www.epsilon.com
Amplity Health 2019-01-31 - Divestiture
Yardley, Pennsylvania · www.amplity.com
Soft Computing 2018-12-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Paris, France · www.softcomputing.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Publicis Healthcare Communications Group, Inc.    - PDI - Commercial Services business (CSO) 2015-12-22 7
New York, New York · www.publicishealthcare.com Parsippany, New Jersey
Rosetta LLC 2011-07-25 LEVEL Studios, Inc. 2011-07-25 1
Hamilton, New Jersey · www.rosetta.com San Luis Obispo, California · www.level-studios.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Marketing 14 (45%) 9.8B (99%) - -
Information Technology 6 (19%) - - -
Media 6 (19%) 74M (1%) - -
Internet Software and Services 2 (6%) - - -
Business Services 1 (3%) - - -
Digital Media 1 (3%) - - -
Software 1 (3%) - - -
Information Services - - 1 (100%) -
Total 31 $9.9B 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 14 9.2B 1 -
  Massachusetts 3 3.7B - -
  Texas 2 4.9B - -
  California 2 - - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - 1 -
  Washington 1 - - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 575M - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
  Florida 1 - - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
United Kingdom 5 74M - -
France 2 - - -
Argentina 1 - - -
Brazil 1 - - -
Canada 1 114M - -
  Quebec 1 114M - -
China 1 - - -
Czech Republic 1 - - -
India 1 - - -
Israel 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 469M - -
Romania 1 - - -
South Africa 1 - - -
Domestic 2 (6%) - - -
Cross-border 29 (94%) 9.9B (100%) 1 (100%) -
Total 31 $9.9B 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
BofA Securities
1
Citigroup Investment Banking
1
Rothschild Global Advisory
1
Legal Deals
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $8.1B
$100M to $1B 4 $1.7B
< $100M 1 $74M
TOTAL $9.9B
Largest Epsilon Data Management LLC
$4.4B (2019-04-14)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
6%
2 (6%)
Strategic(s)
16%
5 (16%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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