From HumanForest to BrewDog: five firms to watch in a time of turbulence
As AI and tech make their presence felt, new companies are emerging and older ones are adapting
June 2022
Vin Murria’s bid for M&C Saatchi is her most daring yet
M&C Saatchi pulls support for £310m takeover by Next Fifteen
May 2022
M&C Saatchi accepts £310m takeover by Next Fifteen
Ad agency agrees deal after rejecting four offers by deputy chair Vin Murria’s investment vehicle
January 2020
M&C Saatchi under investigation by financial watchdog
Decision by FCA comes after advertising agency revealed an accounting scandal in 2019
December 2019
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Saatchi isn't working: ad agency crisis deepens as directors and co-founder quit
Nils Pratley on finance
M&C Saatchi's accounts scandal paints a less than glittering picture
Nils Pratley
M&C Saatchi shares plunge as accounting scandal deepens
July 2018
UK ministers to fund Saatchi campaign for Tunisian government
Critics dismiss project as PR campaign designed to support country’s contested policies
October 2017
UK targets Eurovision viewers to counter Russia’s ‘infowars’
Saatchi agency hired to run range of projects, from ‘rebranding’ Ukraine to influencing Russian-speaking minorities in Baltic states
February 2017
Advertising and alt-right propaganda
Think different: can advertising defeat ‘alt-right’ propaganda?
July 2016
Rejected remain campaign posters revealed by ad agencies
We are still emotionally engaged in campaign, says M&C Saatchi boss, who says dealing with cross-party committee structure was doomed to fail
March 2016
M&C Saatchi boss 'enthusiastic' to make ad for Tory pro-EU push
David Kershaw says agency behind previous hard-hitting ads for Conservatives is keen to work on David Cameron’s campaign
December 2015
House of Cards writer joins M&C Saatchi
Michael Dobbs, former chief of staff to Margaret Thatcher, joins advertising agency board as non-executive director
September 2015
Pocket Miliband and Malaysian Airlines ads help boost M&C Saatchi profits
Attack advertising strategy against Labour played a part in a part in Tory general election win, says chief executive
March 2015
Tory party bruisers roll up sleeves as they put Miliband in Salmond's pocket
General election attack ad campaign suggesting Labour leader is controlled by SNP firebrand shows that gloves have come off in runup to general election
September 2014
Leading ad industry figures raise concerns over Scottish independence
Agencies including Bartle Bogle Hegarty and M&C Saatchi say yes vote would be disastrous for UK advertising market. By Mark Sweney
November 2013
Publicis buys 75% stake in M&C Saatchi's Walker Media
Deal to control one of UK's last big independent agencies will boost global buying power and rivalry with WPP. By Mark Sweney
