Aug 6, 2013 | France, News
PR Newswire 5 Aug 2013 NTT Communications Corporation, Arkadin International SAS and AXA Private Equity jointly announced on August 5 that they have entered into exclusive negotiations over NTT Com’s acquisition of a majority stake in Arkadin, the world’s...
Jul 29, 2013 | France, News
Bloomberg 28 July 2013 The family of French billionaire Francois Pinault, owner of Chateau Latour in Bordeaux, has acquired California’s Araujo Estate Wines along with its flagship Eisele Vineyard. Araujo has 162 acres (66 hectares) in the northern Napa Valley,...
Jul 29, 2013 | France, News
The Washington Post 29 July 2013 PARIS — Omnicom Group Inc. and Publicis Groupe SA say they are combining in a “merger of equals” that will create the world’s largest advertising firm, one worth more than $35 billion. The combined company will be called Publicis...