M&A Deal Summary

Havas SA Acquires Bizkit Wisely AB

On September 17, 2014, Havas SA acquired media company Bizkit Wisely AB

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Havas SA’s 9th transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Havas SA’s 1st transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-09-17
Target Bizkit Wisely AB
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Havas SA
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Bizkit Wisely AB

Stockholm, Sweden
Bizkit Wisely AB is a media and digital agency working across digital, print, TV, creative and analytics.

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Buyer

Havas SA

Puteaux, France

Category Company
Founded 1835
Sector Marketing
Revenue 2.3B EUR (2016)
DESCRIPTION

Havas SA is a multinational advertising and public relations company offering a broad range of communications services, including digital, advertising, direct marketing, media planning, and buying, corporate communications, sales promotion, design, human resources, sports marketing, multimedia interactive communications, public relations, and innovation consulting. Havas was formed in 1835 and is based in Puteaux, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 41
Sector: Media M&A 9 of 15
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 13 of 40
Country: Sweden M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-17 GT Media

Ireland

GT Media Ltd. is an independent media agency.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-23 Havas Formula

New York, New York, United States

Havas Formula is a provider of media and marketing services.

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