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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

• Having Lost Out On Razorfish, Dentsu's Eager To Acquire

  PaidContent - 2009-09-03

  Now that it has sunk in that Dentsu’s $700 million offer to buy Razorfish from Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) was soundly trumped by Publicis Groupe’s $530 million bid, the Japanese ad agency is getting right back on the horse and is letting the world know it’s ready for an acquisition....

  Tags: Advertisement, Razorfish, Advertising, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Companies, Microsoft, Publicis, Countries, Asia, Japan, David Kaplan

• Industry Moves: Former aQuantive CEO McAndrews Joins VC House Madrona

  PaidContent - 2009-08-13

  After being passed up to succeed Kevin Johnson as Microsoft's digital head, Brian McAndrews is turning to venture capital. The former aQuantive CEO, who joined Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) when it acquired the ad group in 2007, is joining Seattle's Madrona Venture Group as managing director.McAndrews led aQuantive for eight...

  Tags: aQuantive Inc., Industry, Razorfish, Microsoft Corp., Industry Moves, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Companies, Microsoft, Robert Andrews

• 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

• Publicis' David Kenny On Razorfish Buy: Digital Revs Now 25 Percent Of Total Revenues

  PaidContent - 2009-08-10

  By acquiring interactive agency Razorfish from Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), Publicis Groupe has now attained a goal outlined by CEO Maurice Levy shortly after the Paris-based ad holding company bought Digitas nearly three years ago: 25 percent of its revenues will now be digital. The $530 million deal also satisfies...

  Tags: Revenue, Publicis Groupe S.A., Razorfish, Publicis, Mergers & Acquisitions, Operational Accounting, Investment, Finance, Advertising, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Companies, Microsoft, David Kaplan, Microsoft Corp.

• Razorfish Bidding Saga Over: Publicis Buys It For Around $600M; Bing Ad Deal Included

  PaidContent - 2009-08-09

  So as I first tweeted late last night, the Razorfish bidding war is over, and the winner is, as expected, Publicis. The price, around $600 million, and even though this isn't the highest bid parent MIcrosoft got, it went with it because of the other major component in the...

  Tags: Advertisement, Razorfish, Advertising, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Microsoft, Rafat Ali

• Microsoft Could Announce Razorfish Sale By September; Publicis, WPP Play Hard To Get

  PaidContent - 2009-08-07

  It's been a few weeks since Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) execs met with representatives from various ad agencies to feel out interest in who would want to buy its interactive agency, Razorfish and still no obvious deal, just lots of talk with early September as a target. Take the conflicting...

  Tags: Razorfish, Microsoft Corp., WPP, Publicis, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Advertising, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Microsoft, David Kaplan