France’s Havas reported an eight percent rise in 2012 revenues to $2.3B as net income rose five percent to the $164M mark.

CEO David Jones called 2012 a “strong year reflecting continued progress on profitability, organizational structure and strategic growth areas.”

The parent company of Abernathy MacGregor, The Maitland Consultancy and Havas PR wrapped up its rebranding of more than 300 units under the Euro RSCG Worldwide operation to the Havas Worldwide banner in an effort to develop a simple, clear and agile integrated structure with digital at the core of activities.

Jones shelled out $52M in 2012 acquisitions for pick-ups including Boondoggle (digital), Creative Lynx (digital health/wellness), ignition (experiential marketing) and Victors & Spoils (ad agency based on crowdsourcing).

Havas enjoyed robust growth in the North American market as revenues jumped 13.5 percent to $767M. 

Its mainstay European market inched ahead 2.3 percent to $1.2B as key economies there remain “challenged,” according to Jones.