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Ali Mogharabi
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Publicis Reports In-Line 1Q Revenue; Acquiring Epsilon for a Good Price; Increasing FVE to EUR 64

While Publicis’ first-quarter revenue update, which was in line with expectations, was not a newsmaker, the firm did announce its all-cash acquisition of Alliance Data Systems’ target-marketing services company, Epsilon, for $4.4 billion, or EUR 3.7 billion. It appears that the technological and consulting expertise that Publicis attained by purchasing Sapient in 2015 needs to be complemented by access to first-party data and additional technology, both of which the Epsilon deal brings forth. We...
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Publicis Groupe SA

Publicis is holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged in marketing, communication and digital transformation. Co. designs a customized package of services to meet each client's particular needs through a holistic and global approach. In addition, Co. provides financial markets with information concerning the relative size of each of the different business sectors for the sole purpose of allowing sector comparisons. Co.'s principal activities comprise four main categories: Digital, Advertising, Specialized Agencies and Marketing Services (SAMS) and Media.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Ali Mogharabi

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