M&A Deal Summary

Havas SA Acquires Havas Baltics

On January 28, 2019, Havas SA acquired communications company Havas Baltics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Havas SA’s 2nd transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Havas SA’s 1st transaction in Latvia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-01-28
Target Havas Baltics
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Havas SA
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Havas Baltics

Latvia
Havas Baltics is a group of 20 communication companies operating in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. It employs 250 employees in total and in 2018 had a turnover of more than €50 million. Estonian Idea and Lithuanian Publicum groups merged and operate under the name Havas Baltics and represent the Havas Group in Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia.

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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 34 of 41
Sector (Communications) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 34 of 40
Country (Latvia) 1 of 1
Year (2019) 1 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-13 Republica Havas

Miami, Florida, United States

Republica Havas is one of America’s major and fastest-growing multicultural advertising and communications agencies. Through its “Rethink Relevant” strategic mantra, Republica Havas provides integrated services including strategy, creative, research, media planning and buying, analytics and consumer science, digital, public relations, social, and experiential to numerous blue-chip clients in the U.S. and markets around the world. Founded in 2006 and based in Miami, Florida, Republica Havas is part of Havas Creative North America.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-20 Battery Agency

Hollywood, California, United States

Battery Agency is a creative agency, with a specialized focus on gaming and streaming entertainment to bring those storytelling sensibilities to other industries. Battery Agency was founded in 2013 and is based in Hollywood, California.

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