GREEN LIGHT FOR PUBLICIS-OMNICOM MERGER.

• Position: Omnicom Group Inc. - Publicis Groupe S.A. - Brief article

The European Commission authorised, on 9 January, a merger between Publicis, an international advertising and communications group based in France, and Omnicom, a global advertising, marketing and corporate communication company headquartered in the US. The Commission has examined the impact of the merger on competition on European markets for marketing and communications services and media buying services. It found that the bidding nature of the...