M&A Deal Summary

Havas SA Acquires Clinical Communications Group

On August 31, 1998, Havas SA acquired marketing company Clinical Communications Group from Brentwood Associates

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Havas SA’s 1st transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Havas SA’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Havas SA’s 1st transaction in Connecticut.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1998-08-31
Target Clinical Communications Group
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) Havas SA
Sellers(s) Brentwood Associates
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Clinical Communications Group

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Clinical Communications Group, Inc. is a provider of integrated, education-based pharmaceutical marketing services.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 1 of 41
Sector (Marketing) 1 of 16
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 40
State (Connecticut) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 12
Year (1998) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-01-12 Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing

United States

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Brentwood Associates

Los Angeles, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1972
PE ASSETS 2.4B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Brentwood Associates is a private equity firm focused on long-term investments in middle-market growth companies. Brentwood typically targets investments in consumer-related businesses. Specific areas of interest include action sports/outdoor lifestyle products, business services, consumer products/services, direct marketing, distribution, education, health/wellness, marketing services, specialty media, specialty retail, and sporting goods. Brentwood's preferred equity investment size is $50 to $200 million. Brentwood Associates was formed in 1972 and is based in Los Angeles.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 30
Sector (Marketing) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 12
State (Connecticut) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 28
Year (1998) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-07-01 FleetPride

Irving, Texas, United States

FleetPride is an independent distributor of aftermarket heavy-duty truck and trailer parts in the United States. FleetPride was founded in 1975 and is based in Irving, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-01-01 Array Marketing

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Array Marketing is a provider of in-store marketing services for the retailers and brand manufacturers. Array Canada is based in Toronto, Ontario.

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