 Martin Sorrell |
Martin Sorrell’s S4 Capital posted a 44.6 percent rise in Q3 revenues to $33.1M and a 31.7 percent jump in gross profit to $23.1M.
The performance marked the first trading update since Sorrell restructured the Derriston corporate shell and recast it as S4 with Holland’s MediaMonks as its core property.
“We already see both a widening and deepening of the company’s client base, resulting in a strong performance for all three pillars at MediaMonks,” said Sorrell in a statement, referring to MM’s creative content & innovation, assets at scale, and platforms and e-commerce units.
The WPP founder reported, “strong growth” in the US (New York and Los Angeles) and the addition of a San Francisco outpost to service technology clients.
S4 completed work for Mondelez, PVH/Tommy Hilfiger, Instagram, Coty and Compass during the quarter. It also did work for Google, Amazon Prime Video, Samsung and Grupo Modelo.
WPP CEO Cindy Rose has retained Goldman Sachs to explore strategic options regarding its Burson PR flagship, according to a report in the London Times.
Mike Sitrick has bought his firm Sitrick And Company back from RGP, the Dallas-based management consulting firm. He sold the strategic communications powerhouse for $43.4M in Oct. 2009.
Omnicom CEO John Wren enjoyed a 222 percent jump in 2025 compensation to $69.9M as the firm completed the acquisition of Interpublic.
Public Policy Holding Company recorded 24.7 percent growth in 2025 revenues to $186.5M and a 32.1 percent surge in adjusted net income to $36.6M.
S&P Global has reaffirmed its negative “BBB” rating on WPP due to ongoing challenges that it will face during the next 12 months.
