27 Farm Street,
London,
W1J 5RJ
United Kingdom,
+44 20 7408 2204
www.wpp.com
WPP plc is a provider of marketing communications services, 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 plc was established in 1985 and is headquartered in London, England.
| Year | ≤ '13 | '14 | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | T | |
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| Buy (7.0/yr) | # | 42 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 77 |
| vol | $5.8B | $5.8B | ||||||
| Sell (0.4/yr) | # | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 80 | ||||||||
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| Buy | # | TOTAL |
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| Largest |
Taylor Nelson Sofres plc $2.5B (2008-10-08) |
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According to our data here at Mergr, WPP has acquired 78 companies, including 36 in the last 5 years. A total of 5 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.
WPP’s largest acquisition to date was in 2008, when it acquired Taylor Nelson Sofres for $2.5B. WPP has acquired in 11 different US states, and 26 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include marketing (47%) and media (21%).
When analyzing the marketing sector as a whole, according to Mergr, in the last 3 years, there are 356 marketing companies that have made at least 1 acquisition, 13 have acquired at least 5 companies, and 4 have acquired more than 10 companies. The most prolific strategic marketing acquirer over the past 3 years is Dentsu Aegis Network, with 31 acquisitions. The most prolific private equity acquirer in the marketing sector over the past 3 years is The Stagwell Group LLC with 5 platform acquisitions.
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