• November 7th, 2011

    France Télécom, Publicis launch pan-European VC fund. Target: €300 million

    Confirming rumors earlier reported by Bloomberg, mobile carrier France Télécom-Orange and advertising juggernaut Publicis Groupe have teamed up to launch a venture capital fund.

    The companies have committed to jointly put in 150 million euros (presumably split 50/50), and are seeking outside investors to double the size of the fund, which will focus on backing budding entrepreneurs building… → Read More

    November 6th, 2011

    France Télécom, Publicis Launch Pan-European VC Fund. Target: €300 Million

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    Confirming rumors earlier reported by Bloomberg, mobile carrier France Télécom-Orange and advertising juggernaut Publicis Groupe have teamed up to launch a venture capital fund.

    The companies have committed to jointly put in 150 million euros (presumably split 50/50), and are seeking outside investors to double the size of the fund, which will focus on backing budding entrepreneurs building… → Read More

    July 18th, 2011

    Publicis Buys Social Media Agency Big Fuel

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    Publicis Groupe, one of the largest communications firms in the world, has acquired 51 percent of New York-based social media agency Big Fuel with an option to increase its participation to 100 percent from 2014.

    Big Fuel will be aligned under Publicis’ VivaKi organization and serve as a strategic “social media center” for some of its other properties, namely digital agencies Digitas… → Read More