 Martin Sorrell |
WPP boss Martin Sorrell hiked the pressure on 25 percent-owned Asatsu-DK by rejecting to tender its shares to Bain Capital and threatening to increase his firm's stake to the 33 percent mark.
He has maintained that Bain’s offer undervalues ADK’s assets and future opportunities.
The ad/PR combine claims it has been approached by other stakeholders, include ADK investors and management, to “clarify our commitment to ADK” in the event Bain’s $1.3B bid for the Japanese ad agency collapses.
WPP stands ready to “engage constructively with the board of ADK it the tender offer fails, to help ensure ADK has the talent and focus on digital and animation capability needed to increase the value of ADK for the benefit of all long-term stakeholders,” according to its statement.
ADK calls Bain’s offer “the most credible proposal, and one that would offer the most price maximization for shareholders.”
WPP chief Cindy Rose is cutting up to 1,000 jobs by the end of the year, adding to the 11K jobs lost since the start of 2025, according to a report in the Financial Times.
WPP CEO Cindy Rose declares her stabilization plan is "firmly on track" as the company reports a 4.7 percent dip in 1H revenues.
FTI Consulting reported a 2.6 percent drop in Q2 strategic communications revenues to $100M, a shortfall largely due to a $7.4M decline in pass-through revenues.
Omnicom CEO John Wren reported a 7.2 percent rise in Q2 “core operations” to $6B and a 6.1 percent spurt on an organic basis.
Publicis Groupe’s H1 net revenues inched ahead by 1.1 percent to $8.3B. Organic growth hit the 4.7 percent mark.
