Publicis Groupe Acquires 160over90 (WME Group Division)

Publicis Groupe Acquires Bespoke Sports & Entertainment

July 22, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Publicis Groupe has acquired experiential marketing agency Bespoke Sports & Entertainment and will integrate the firm into Publicis Sports within Publicis Connected Media. Bespoke — founded in 2014 and based in Charlotte — will retain its leadership team and name and is expected to expand its sports and experiential capabilities leveraging Publicis' scale; financial terms were not disclosed.

Publicis Groupe Acquires Lotame and Integrates It into Epsilon

March 6, 2025

Data & Analytics

Publicis Groupe has agreed to acquire data and identity company Lotame and will integrate the business into its Epsilon data platform to expand global identity and data capabilities. The deal (subject to customary closing conditions) will combine Lotame's presence in 109 countries and 1.6 billion IDs with Publicis/Epsilon's profiles to reach roughly 4 billion profiles and enable reach to about 91% of adult internet users globally.

Publicis Groupe Acquires Captiv8

May 21, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Publicis Groupe has acquired Captiv8, a leading end-to-end influencer marketing platform, to strengthen its connected influencer and social commerce capabilities. Captiv8 — active in 120 countries with a network of ~15 million creators and AI-powered technology — will be integrated within Publicis Connected Media and combined with Influential and Epsilon to build a large-scale, identity‑powered influencer offering.

Publicis Groupe Acquires Influential

July 25, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Publicis Groupe has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Influential, the world's largest influencer marketing company and platform. The deal brings Influential's AI-powered platform, access to over 3.5 million creators, and extensive creator data together with Publicis' Epsilon data and global scale to expand Publicis' influencer and ID-driven marketing capabilities; the transaction is expected to close in late August 2024, subject to customary regulatory approvals.

Publicis Groupe Acquires Adopt

April 29, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Publicis Groupe has acquired Adopt, a Portland-based brand and creative agency specializing in sport, athletes and culture. Adopt will remain led by co-founders David Creech and Josh Moore and will sit within Publicis Connected Media to strengthen the group's capabilities in sports-driven brand strategy, design and culture-led marketing.

The Marketing Practice Acquires 90octane

February 16, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

The Marketing Practice (TMP), a Horizon Capital‑backed B2B marketing group, has acquired Denver‑based strategic marketing agency 90octane to deepen its US presence and add creative, media and analytics capabilities. The deal is an add‑on to TMP’s platform as it builds a global B2B growth offering, expanding the Group’s turnover and US footprint.