Investments
66Portfolio Exits
26Partners & Customers
10About 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.
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Latest WPP News
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.
WPP Investments Activity
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 | Aliaxis, Amcor, Marcus Palm, PP Intressenter, Stora Enso, Teseo Capital, and WPP | 10 |
10/7/2022 | Secondary Market | Mediacom Communications | Yes | 2 | ||
3/30/2022 | Series B - II | |||||
2/2/2021 | Series B |
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 | ||
Amount | $31.16M | ||||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Aliaxis, Amcor, Marcus Palm, PP Intressenter, Stora Enso, Teseo Capital, and WPP | ||||
Sources | 2 | 10 | 2 |
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 Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/22/2023 | Asset Sale | 4 | |||
10/29/2021 | Acquired | 16 | |||
5/25/2021 | Acquired | 16 | |||
Date | 6/22/2023 | 10/29/2021 | 5/25/2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Asset Sale | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 4 | 16 | 16 |
WPP Acquisitions
56 Acquisitions
WPP acquired 56 companies. Their latest acquisition was amp on April 20, 2023.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/20/2023 | Acquired | 1 | ||||
3/27/2023 | Acquired | 14 | ||||
3/22/2023 | Private Equity | Acquired | 6 | |||
3/7/2023 | ||||||
1/5/2023 |
Date | 4/20/2023 | 3/27/2023 | 3/22/2023 | 3/7/2023 | 1/5/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Investment Stage | Private Equity | ||||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | |||||
Note | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Sources | 1 | 14 | 6 |
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 | ||||
5/28/2023 | Vendor |
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 | ||
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 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 . | |||
Sources | 3 | 1 | 7 |
WPP Team
59 Team Members
WPP has 59 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Steve Madincea | Founder | Current | |
Name | Steve Madincea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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