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• Publicis Closes Razorfish Acquisition; Microsoft Gets 3.3 Percent Stake In Ad Holding Company

  PaidContent - 2009-10-14

  Two months after striking the deal, French ad holding company Publicis Groupe has closed its $530 million acquisition of digital agency Razorfish from Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT). As part of the terms of the sale, Microsoft got a 3.3 percent stake in Publicis, which paid Microsoft $286.8 million in cash...

  Tags: Acquisition, Advertisement, Publicis Groupe S.A., Razorfish, Microsoft Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Advertising, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, David Kaplan

• Publicis Explains $20M Discrepancy in Razorfish Acquisition

  BNET - 2009-10-12

  Publicis has offered an explanation for why it said Razorfish was profitable on revenues of $380 million when Microsoft later produced numbers showing it was making a loss on revenues of $360 million. The discrepency comes from accounting differences between Publicis and Microsoft, Publicis' investor relations unit tells BNET. by...

  Tags: Accounting, Acquisition, Razorfish, Investor Relations, Publicis, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Jim Edwards

• Publicis Numbers on Razorfish Acquisition Don't Add Up

  BNET - 2009-09-30

  Some interesting discrepancies have arisen regarding the revenue and profitability of Razorfish, the interactive ad agency acquired by Publicis from Microsoft for $530 million. In a presentation to investors, Publicis boss Maurice Levy told analysts that Razorfish's "FY June 30, 2009" revenue was $380 million (see slide 15). But in...

  Tags: Revenue, Acquisition, Razorfish, Operational Accounting, Finance, Jim Edwards

• Interview: Razorfish CEO Bob Lord: Ready To Think About Buying?Not Being Bought

  PaidContent - 2009-08-10

  Publicis Groupe's $530 million acquisition of Razorfish from Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) was anticipated for over a month, but the interactive shop's CEO Bob Lord tells paidContent it wasn't a done deal until about two weeks ago. The Paris-based ad holding company bested a higher bid from Japan's Dentsu as...

  Tags: Acquisition, Publicis Groupe S.A., Razorfish, Microsoft Corp., Bob Lord, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Advertising, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Companies, Microsoft, David Kaplan

• After Publicis' Acquisition of Razorfish, Might ValueClick Be Next?

  BNET - 2009-08-10

  Publicis' $530 million acquisition of Razorfish raises a question for ValueClick, one of few publicly traded advertising providers: Is it next to be bought? Maybe. But if so, its stock may currently be too overvalued to facilitate a deal. by Jim Edwards

  Tags: Acquisition, Razorfish, Publicis, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Jim Edwards

• Publicis nears Razorfish acquisition

  Financial Times - 2009-08-06

  Publicis Groupe is closing in on an acquisition of Razorfish, Microsoft's digital advertising agency, and could agree final terms by early next week, according to people familiar with the negotiations.The situation remains fluid, but the French communications company behind Digitas, Leo Burnett and Zenith Optimedia has taken the lead...

  Tags: Acquisition, Advertisement, Publicis Groupe S.A., Razorfish, Microsoft Corp., Publicis, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Financial Times

• Razorfish Growth Continues with Qb International Holding AB Acquisition in Sweden

  - 2000-01-24

  Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

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• Razorfish Deepens Broadband Solutions and User Experience Expertise with Acquisition of Lee Hunt Associates and TSDesign

  - 1999-12-01

  NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 1, 1999--

  Tags: acquisition, broadband, Razorfish