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Omnicom CEO John Wren dismisses speculation about Omnicom-IPG deal leading to client attrition
Wren was speaking at the Q1 earnings call and expects to close the IPG acquisition in H2 2025.
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Omnicom-IPG merger gains support, Krakowsky’s $48.6 million ‘golden’ pay raises ‘concern’
Two leading proxy advisory groups recommended shareholders vote in favour of acquisition.
APAC headcount drops 4.8% as IPG’s global workforce shrinks by 4,100 in 2024
CEO promises “thoughtful decision-making” as it plans more cuts.
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Omnicom and IPG chiefs visit UK to sell merger to staff and pitch consultants
The two groups will continue to operate independently and compete in pitches for the time being, as the M&A deal could take a year to complete.
The $31 billion Omnicom-IPG deal has industrial logic but also many caveats
The biggest beneficiary might not be the two companies involved, but the wider agency sector itself, writes Campaign UK editor-in-chief, Gideon Spanier.
Omnicom and IPG 'huddling together as cold winds blow': Martin Sorrell
S4 Capital head and former WPP chief talks to Campaign about Omnicom-IPG's $30 billion mega-merger—predicting 7,500 job cuts, dismissing AI claims as 'smokescreen', and warns of 'brutal' integration ahead.
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