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• Razorfish Hit by Mini Exodus of Staff

  BNET - 2009-12-08

  Is it just me, or have a lot of people left Razorfish recently? The shop was acquired by Publicis PUB from Microsoft MSFT in August. The exodus has looked like this: Dec. 7: Marc Lucas, former executive creative director of Razorfish, N.Y., is named the new chief...

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• 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

• One Possible Reason Why Publicis Won't Honor Razorfish Stock Options

  BNET - 2009-10-07

  Razorfish employees transferring from Microsoft to Publicis in the latter's $530 million acquisition of the digital shop will lose 75 percent of their unvested stock options. Could it be because Razorfish is unprofitable? by Jim Edwards

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• 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

• 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

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• As WPP and Publicis Circle Razorfish, the Sorrell v. Levy Rivalry Could Make It Personal

  BNET - 2009-07-10

  WPP and Publicis are competing to acquire Razorfish, reports PaidContent. That means two things: One of them will be forced to pay more than Razorfish is worth in order to get it; and it will be personal. WPP chief Martin Sorrell and Publicis boss Maurice Levy have a longstanding --...

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• Why Publicis May Beat WPP to Razorfish

  BNET - 2009-06-30

  Publicis could be a likely buyer for Razorfish now that Microsoft -- which acquired the digital shop in its aQuantive buy -- wants to sell it. The French company has fewer debt worries than WPP, another potential buyer. by Jim Edwards

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• Advertising Roundup: Mercedes Taps Razorfish; Heinz in Actor Search; New OgilvyAction CEO; More ...

  BNET - 2009-01-13

  Mercedes-Benz taps Razorfish -- New digital agency of record comes after a quiet review, Steve Cannon, VP-marketing at the automaker, said. Mr. Cannon would not reveal spending, only to say that the business is worth "millions and millions of dollars." The incumbent was Critical Mass, Toronto. [Source: Ad Age] ...

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