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==further reading== | ==further reading== | ||
| − | Ivan Fallon, ''The Brothers: The Saatchi & Saatchi Story'' (Chicago: Contemporary 1989) | + | *Ivan Fallon, ''The Brothers: The Saatchi & Saatchi Story'' (Chicago: Contemporary 1989) |
| − | Kevin Goldman, ''Conflicting Accounts: The Creation and Crash of the Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising Empire'' (New York: Simon & Schuster 1997) | + | *Kevin Goldman, ''Conflicting Accounts: The Creation and Crash of the Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising Empire'' (New York: Simon & Schuster 1997) |
| − | Philip Kleinman, ''The Saatchi and Saatchi story'' (London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1989) | + | *Philip Kleinman, ''The Saatchi and Saatchi story'' (London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1989) |
| − | Alison Fendley | + | *Alison Fendley Saatchi & Saatchi: The Inside Story (New York: Arcade 1996). |
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==chronology== | ==chronology== | ||
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1976 Saatchi merges with Compton UK | 1976 Saatchi merges with Compton UK | ||
| − | 1978 buys [[Hall Advertising]] (Edinburgh) for | + | 1978 buys [[Hall Advertising]] (Edinburgh) for |
1978 unsuccessful bid for Collett Dickenson Pearce (London) | 1978 unsuccessful bid for Collett Dickenson Pearce (London) | ||
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1979 gains prominence in [[Margaret Thatcher]]'s election campaign | 1979 gains prominence in [[Margaret Thatcher]]'s election campaign | ||
| − | 1979 buys O'Kennedy-Brindley (Dublin) for | + | 1979 buys O'Kennedy-Brindley (Dublin) for .3m |
1980 launches The Sales Promotion Agency | 1980 launches The Sales Promotion Agency | ||
| − | 1981 buys Dorland for | + | 1981 buys Dorland for |
1982 buys Compton US for US$56.8m | 1982 buys Compton US for US$56.8m | ||
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1984 buys management consultancy The Hay Group for US$125m | 1984 buys management consultancy The Hay Group for US$125m | ||
| − | 1984 buys Hedger Mitchell Stark (London) for | + | 1984 buys Hedger Mitchell Stark (London) for |
1985 buys Siegel & Gale | 1985 buys Siegel & Gale | ||
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1985 buys Sharps (UK) | 1985 buys Sharps (UK) | ||
| − | 1985 buys Granfield Rork Collins (London) for est | + | 1985 buys Granfield Rork Collins (London) for est |
1985 buys Humphreys Bull & Barker | 1985 buys Humphreys Bull & Barker | ||
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1987 Zenith Media formed | 1987 Zenith Media formed | ||
| − | 1987 [[Broad Street Associates]] buys [[Financial Dynamics]] for | + | 1987 [[Broad Street Associates]] buys [[Financial Dynamics]] for |
1989 Saatchi sells Peterson & Co | 1989 Saatchi sells Peterson & Co | ||
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1989 sells Gamma International software group for US$12m | 1989 sells Gamma International software group for US$12m | ||
| − | 1990 sells Hay Group to MBO for | + | 1990 sells Hay Group to MBO for .2m |
| − | 1992 Terence Conran buys 25% stake in Fitch for | + | 1992 Terence Conran buys 25% stake in Fitch for |
1994 sells 50% of CME KHBB to [[Interpublic]] for US$40m | 1994 sells 50% of CME KHBB to [[Interpublic]] for US$40m | ||
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1998 reports of approaches by [[WPP]], [[Interpublic]] and [[Omnicom]] not substantiated | 1998 reports of approaches by [[WPP]], [[Interpublic]] and [[Omnicom]] not substantiated | ||
| − | 1998 GGT sells [[Financial Dynamics]] to an MBO for | + | 1998 GGT sells [[Financial Dynamics]] to an MBO for |
| − | 1999 US marketing group Lighthouse Holdings buys [[Financial Dynamics]] for | + | 1999 US marketing group Lighthouse Holdings buys [[Financial Dynamics]] for |
| − | 1999 Lighthouse buys Fitch for | + | 1999 Lighthouse buys Fitch for |
1999 Lighthouse buys UK marketing agency Communicator | 1999 Lighthouse buys UK marketing agency Communicator | ||
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1999 Cordiant takes majority stake in Bates Clarion Bombay, Calcutta and Delhi | 1999 Cordiant takes majority stake in Bates Clarion Bombay, Calcutta and Delhi | ||
| − | 2000 Codiant buys [[Lighthouse Global Network]] (inc [[Financial Dynamics]] and Fitch design agency) for | + | 2000 Codiant buys [[Lighthouse Global Network]] (inc [[Financial Dynamics]] and Fitch design agency) for |
2000 buys The Leonhardt Group | 2000 buys The Leonhardt Group | ||
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2000 merges Communicator with 141 Worldwide to form 141 Communicator | 2000 merges Communicator with 141 Worldwide to form 141 Communicator | ||
| − | 2000 buys US e-business consultancy MicroArts Corp for | + | 2000 buys US e-business consultancy MicroArts Corp for |
| − | 2000 buys Healthworld marketing for | + | 2000 buys Healthworld marketing for |
2000 buys Verdino Bates Fernando of Argentina | 2000 buys Verdino Bates Fernando of Argentina | ||
| − | 2001 buys Bamber Forsyth corporate identity & design consultancy for | + | 2001 buys Bamber Forsyth corporate identity & design consultancy for |
2001 buys 80% of German marketing consultancy InterCom | 2001 buys 80% of German marketing consultancy InterCom | ||
| − | 2001 Cordiant buys Bulletin International for | + | 2001 Cordiant buys Bulletin International for .5m |
| − | 2001 buys [[Gallagher & Kelly Public Relations]] in Dublin for | + | 2001 buys [[Gallagher & Kelly Public Relations]] in Dublin for .6m |
| − | 2003 sells 71% of Australian agency George Patterson Bates to venture capital firm Pacific Equity Partners for | + | 2003 sells 71% of Australian agency George Patterson Bates to venture capital firm Pacific Equity Partners for ? |
2003 [[WPP]] successfully bids for Cordiant | 2003 [[WPP]] successfully bids for Cordiant | ||