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M&A roundup: Martin Sorrell strikes again

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| Print by Tim Human

Sir Martin Sorrell, winner of best IR by a CEO at last year's IR Magazine Awards, was vital to WPP's recent acquisition of Taylor Nelson Sofres

An air of inevitability surrounded the decision by marketing research group Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) to accept a £1.2 bn ($1.98 bn) takeover offer from Sir Martin Sorrell’s WPP. Newspaper headlines variously described TNS’ ‘surrender’ or ‘capitulation’. Most reports pointed to a central role for Sorrell, the ...

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