Publicis Groupe

About

Publicis Groupe is a digital and interactive communication services provider.

Paris,Ile-de-France,France
10001 - max

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: IPO
Industries: Advertising,Marketing,Public Relations
Founded date: Jan 1, 1926
Number Of Employee: 10001 - max
Operating Status: Active
Stock Symbol: epa:PUB
Legal Name: Publicis Groupe SA
Also Known As: VIVAKI COMMUNICATIONS SL

Publicis Groupe is now the 3rd largest communications group in the world. Through powerful alchemy of creativity and technology, they are driving business transformation across the entire value chain.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

1

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Publicis Groupe has raised a total of — in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Apr 1, 1999 from a IPO round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Apr 1, 1999	IPO	—	—	—	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

16

4

Publicis Groupe has made 16 investments. Their most recent investment was on Oct 27, 2020, when Duel raised £1.80M.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
Oct 27, 2020 Duel	Seed	£1.80M	Advertising	Yes
Mar 6, 2018 NewsGuard	Seed	$6M	Broadcasting	Yes
Aug 14, 2017 Yumamia	Convertable Note	$200K	Catering	—
Mar 9, 2017 Formisimo	Convertable Note	€200K	Analytics	—
Jul 20, 2016 WiseShelf	Seed	$1.20M	Coupons	—

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles

87

Publicis Groupe has 87 current employee profiles, including Employee Matt Blackborn

Employee

Executive

Employee

Executive

Executive

Exits

Publicis Groupe has had 2 exits. Publicis Groupe most notable exits include Pixelbug , Pie

Date	Company Name	Exit Type	Industry
Feb 6, 2019	Pixelbug	M&A	Augmented Reality	Detail
Feb 18, 2016	Pie	M&A	Alumni	Detail

Acquisition

Publicis Groupe has acquired 80 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Digitas on Dec 20, 2006. They acquired Digitas for $1.30B.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Dec 20, 2006 Digitas	Advertising	acquisition	$ 1.30B	Detail
Mar 9, 2007 Pharmagistics	Advertising	acquisition	—	Detail
Apr 3, 2007 Yong Yang	Advertising	acquisition	—	Detail
Apr 11, 2007 The McGinn Group		acquisition	—	Detail
Jun 15, 2007 Business Interactif	Advertising	acquisition	£ 92M	Detail