Posts Tagged ‘The interpublic group of companies’

Published 20th Apr 2013, 10:02

Interpublic starts the year in sluggish style

The Interpublic Group of Companies’ first quarter loss - a regular annual feature - increased to $59.2 million in the latest period from $45.9 million last year, despite a modest 2.4% increase in... Read more
Published 12th Apr 2013, 10:07

Omnicom’s board age averages 70

The average age of an Omnicom board member is 70 according to a return filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission yesterday. The oldest of the 13 board members is the chairman and former... Read more
Published 22nd Feb 2013, 15:18

Revenues and profits decline at Interpublic

Revenues of The Interpublic Group of Companies fell by 0.8% in 2012 and profits earned for shareholders fell by 4.2% if the beneficial impact of the sale of Facebook shares in 2011 and 2012 is... Read more
Published 14th Feb 2013, 14:10

Interpublic in a tangle over loan note interest

The Interpublic Group of Companies has backed away from its intention – announced yesterday – to deny holders of a class of its loan notes any accrued interest if they elect to convert those... Read more
Published 20th Nov 2012, 21:50

Interpublic exits Facebook and uses proceeds to buy in shares

The Interpublic Group of Companies has sold its remaining investment in Facebook for net cash proceeds of $95 million, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $94 million on its original investment. The... Read more
Published 18th Nov 2012, 16:06

McCann Erickson Advertising’s UK accounts “overdue”

Adding to the woes besetting Interpublic's advertising network McCann Erickson Worldgroup with the departure of chief executive Nick Brien, the most recent accounts of its main UK agency McCann... Read more
Published 7th Nov 2012, 17:19

Havas revenues helped by non-European growth and a weak euro

Havas revenues from Europe stood almost still in the third quarter of 2012 as well as in the year to date, while revenues in North America and elsewhere showed better progress, helped by currency... Read more
Published 10th Aug 2012, 22:47

Accounting officer sold more Interpublic shares than first reported

An additional filing by The Interpublic Group of Companies shows that the group’s chief accounting officer Christopher Carroll sold far more shares on 3 August than was initially disclosed.  It... Read more
Published 3rd Aug 2012, 23:08

Havas buys shares in Creston: Interpublic stock also leaps

Havas has acquired a 5% shareholding in the UK listed group Creston, just as all the industry talk had been about a possible marriage between Havas and Interpublic. And no sooner had Creston... Read more
Published 5th Jul 2012, 21:55

Ringing the Changes at Chime

When Lord Bell announced to Chime Communications’ chief executive Chris Satterthwaite that he would like to buy out most of  the Bell Pottinger public relations businesses with his colleague Piers... Read more