M&A Deal Summary

WPP Acquires thjnk AG

On July 13, 2017, WPP acquired marketing company thjnk AG

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is WPP’s 37th transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is WPP’s 3rd transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-07-13
Target thjnk AG
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) WPP
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

thjnk AG

Deutschland, Germany
thjnk AG is an independent creative agency group in Germany. Founded in 2012 in Hamburg, with offices in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Zurich and New York, thjnk is a multi-award winning agency group specialising in advertising, design and corporate publishing.

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Buyer

WPP

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1985
Sector Marketing
Employees108,044
Revenue 14.7B GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

WPP is a marketing communications services provider that offers a comprehensive range of advertising and marketing services including advertising & media investment management; data investment management; public relations & public affairs; branding & identity; healthcare communications; direct, digital, promotion & relationship marketing and specialist communications. WPP was founded in 1985 and is based in London, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 77 of 95
Sector: Marketing M&A 37 of 42
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 68 of 86
Country: Germany M&A 3 of 5
Year: 2017 M&A 5 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-19 Vice Media

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Vice Media is a media company that engages in print, event, music, online, television (TV), and feature film business activities in the United States and internationally. Vice Media was founded in 1994 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-23 Design Bridge

London, United Kingdom

Design Bridge Ltd. is an independent and highly-awarded brand design agency. Design Bridge combines strategic thinking, intuition and creative excellence to bring brands to life through great ideas that connect with people.

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