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BUSINESS PRODUCTS & SERVICES | Advertising, Marketing & PR
wpp.com

Investments

66

Portfolio Exits

26

Partners & Customers

10

About WPP

WPP (LSE: WPP) (NASDAQ: WPPGY) is an advertising and public relations company that engages in marketing and communications services. The company provides a range of advertising and marketing services including advertising and media investment management, data investment management, public relations and public affairs, branding and identity, healthcare communications, direct, digital, promotion, and relationship marketing, and specialist communications. The company was founded in 1971 and is based in London, U.K.

Headquarters Location

27 Farm Street

London, England, W1J 5RJ,

United Kingdom

+44 (0)20 7408 2204

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Latest WPP News

Goldman Sachs cuts WPP; Shore raises LandSec

Sep 29, 2023

Goldman Sachs cuts WPP; Shore raises LandSec September 29, 2023 at 04:16 am EDT Share ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Share Add to a list WPP plc is one of the world's largest communication groups. Net sales break down by activity as follows: - publicity (77.5%): operating through Young & Rubicam, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide and J Walter Thompson. The group also develops an advertising space activity; - marketing services (15.1%): institutional and financial communication, communication in the medical sector, marketing services, etc. The group also provides media consulting services; - public relations (7.4%). Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (13.6%), Continental and Western Europe (20.4%), North America (37.2%) and Asia/Pacific/Latin America/Africa/Middle East/Central and Eastern Europe (28.8%). Sector

WPP Investments

66 Investments

WPP has made 66 investments. Their latest investment was in Majority as part of their Corporate Minority on June 6, 2023.

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WPP Investments Activity

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Date

Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

6/20/2023

Corporate Minority

Majority

Yes

2

11/8/2022

Series A

PulPac

$31.16M

Yes

10

10/7/2022

Secondary Market

Mediacom Communications

Yes

2

3/30/2022

Series B - II

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$99M

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10

2/2/2021

Series B

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$99M

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10

Date

6/20/2023

11/8/2022

10/7/2022

3/30/2022

2/2/2021

Round

Corporate Minority

Series A

Secondary Market

Series B - II

Series B

Company

Majority

PulPac

Mediacom Communications

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Amount

$31.16M

$99M

$99M

New?

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Co-Investors

Sources

2

10

2

10

10

WPP Portfolio Exits

26 Portfolio Exits

WPP has 26 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Vice Media on June 22, 2023.

Date

Exit

Companies

Valuation
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Acquirer

Sources

6/22/2023

Asset Sale

$99M

4

10/29/2021

Acquired

$99M

16

5/25/2021

Acquired

$99M

16

1/14/2021

Acquired

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$99M

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10

12/17/2020

Acquired

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$99M

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10

Date

6/22/2023

10/29/2021

5/25/2021

1/14/2021

12/17/2020

Exit

Asset Sale

Acquired

Acquired

Acquired

Acquired

Companies

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Valuation

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Acquirer

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Sources

4

16

16

10

10

WPP Acquisitions

56 Acquisitions

WPP acquired 56 companies. Their latest acquisition was amp on April 20, 2023.

Date

Investment Stage

Companies

Valuation
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Total Funding

Note

Sources

4/20/2023

$99M

Acquired

1

3/27/2023

$99M

Acquired

14

3/22/2023

Private Equity

$99M

Acquired

6

3/7/2023

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10

1/5/2023

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$99M

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10

Date

4/20/2023

3/27/2023

3/22/2023

3/7/2023

1/5/2023

Investment Stage

Private Equity

Companies

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Valuation

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Total Funding

Note

Acquired

Acquired

Acquired

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Sources

1

14

6

10

10

WPP Partners & Customers

10 Partners and customers

WPP has 10 strategic partners and customers. WPP recently partnered with Nestle on September 9, 2023.

Date

Type

Business Partner

Country

News Snippet

Sources

9/19/2023

Client

Switzerland

Nestle picks WPP Openmind as its sole media agency in Europe

Nestle picks WPP as its sole media agency in Europe

3

8/8/2023

Vendor

United States

1

8/3/2023

Partner

Sweden

WPP & Spotify Announce First-of-its-kind Global Partnership

One of the first outputs of the partnership is a WPP client-specific version of Spotify 's Sonic Science insights study , conducted with WPP agency Mindshare , that details the connection between Spotify , digital audio ads and listeners .

7

6/26/2023

Partner

United States

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10

5/28/2023

Vendor

United States

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10

Date

9/19/2023

8/8/2023

8/3/2023

6/26/2023

5/28/2023

Type

Client

Vendor

Partner

Partner

Vendor

Business Partner

Country

Switzerland

United States

Sweden

United States

United States

News Snippet

Nestle picks WPP Openmind as its sole media agency in Europe

Nestle picks WPP as its sole media agency in Europe

WPP & Spotify Announce First-of-its-kind Global Partnership

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Sources

3

1

7

10

10

WPP Team

59 Team Members

WPP has 59 team members, including , .

Name

Work History

Title

Status

Steve Madincea

Founder

Current

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Founder

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