Next 15 swoops in to agree surprise £310m takeover deal for M&C Saatchi
Deal comes days after M&C Saatchi directors rejected rival offer from Vin Murria's AdvancedAdvT.
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Deal comes days after M&C Saatchi directors rejected rival offer from Vin Murria's AdvancedAdvT.
Next Fifteen's offer is 'far superior' to Murria's latest bid this week, M&C Saatchi's chairman Gareth Davis said, and 'in the best interests' of shareholders.
The AIM All Share was on a roller coaster trajectory to its benchmark, the FTSE 100, as it ended a quite turbulent five trading days little changed.
Ad agency agrees deal after rejecting four offers by deputy chair Vin Murria’s investment vehicle
What is astonishing is that news of Next Fifteen's interest had not leaked before the bid as bosses of the two groups have been in deep talks for months.