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• Razorfish And Digitas To Share Support Operations; Denuo CEO Tobaccowala Relinquishes Post

  PaidContent - 2009-12-02

  As Publicis Group finishes up the integration of its two interactive shops, Razorfish and Digitas, under its VivaKi unit, the agencies will start sharing support functions, starting with finance and human resources, the company said. In addition, Denuo, VivaKi’s in-house think tank, will also align with Razorfish and Digitas....

  Tags: Digitas, Razorfish, Mergers & Acquisitions, It Services, Investment, Finance, Advertising, David Kaplan

• 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

• 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' 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

• Publicis spends $530m to land Razorfish

  Financial Times - 2009-08-09

  Publicis, the French marketing and communications business, has beaten rivals including WPP and Dentsu in the race to acquire Razorfish from Microsoft.The deal, which values the digital agency at about $530m, includes a five-year media buying relationship between Publicis and Microsoft.About 55 per cent of the purchase price will...

  Tags: Razorfish, Microsoft Corp., Publicis, Advertising & Promotion, Mergers & Acquisitions, Marketing, Investment, Finance, Financial Times

• 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

• 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

• aQuantive Q3 2006 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2006-11-02

  Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. We will take our first question from Aaron Kessler of Piper Jaffray. Aaron Kessler - Piper Jaffray Hi guys. Couple of question. First, can you gives us an update on how integrated are Avenue A and Razorfish are at this point as...

  Tags: DNA, aQuantive Inc., U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc., Razorfish, Call Transcript, Earnings, Biotechnology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Seeking Alpha