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[fillipe] 04/7/2018 08:58

No I.T. operating in the days when WPP was started.
Must be a good omen!

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[dplewis1] 04/7/2018 08:52

Not like they've got busy days either. Pretty much job done as far as DERR are concerned, it's all over to Martin now..

[fillipe] 04/7/2018 08:42

I also just realised that it's a bit too early for anyone to be answering the fone and to be getting the doc fixed.

You couldn't make it up....!

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[sportbilly1976] 04/7/2018 08:39

Clearly the IT team for posting articles onto the website aren't in the office yet! :)

[fillipe] 04/7/2018 08:26

It's a very simple website - not much there to search amongst.

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[fillipe] 04/7/2018 08:12

Nothing there that I can see.

Very odd.

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[dplewis1] 04/7/2018 07:09

I haven't received and can't find this document they mention on the website, anyone got a link?

[t 34] 03/7/2018 20:37

More news on Media Monks :
hxxp://www.cityam.com/288613/wpp-goes-head-head-former-boss-sir-martin-sorrell-bidding

[rivaldo] 03/7/2018 12:14

Cash shells can either be complete flops or big winners. This looks likely to be the latter for us holders given Sorrell's involvement.

Although I gather that Sorrell is now in competition with yer actual WPP to buy Media Monks. You couldn't make it up :o))

[chimers] 03/7/2018 09:23

Right so a £50m placing plus some change for working cap say £55m in total is required.
It will be done privately to 'net worthers' you lot wont get a sniff.

If your already "in" you will do ok out of it though as it will spike on relisting due to the "noise"

[rivaldo] 03/7/2018 06:49

"Sorrell in talks for first deal since WPP
July 3 2018, 12:01am,

Sir Martin Sorrell is in talks to buy Media Monks, a Netherlands-based digital production company, as his first acquisition since leaving WPP and starting his own advertising venture...

....He is now poised to make the first deal with his new company. Media Monks was founded in 2001 and is run by Wesley ter Haar and Victor Knaap. It produces digital campaigns for clients that include Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Lego.

Crispin Odey, the London-based hedge fund manager, is preparing to back Sir Martin’s acquisition but cautioned that talks were still under way.

“It depends on him reaching agreement with the owners,” he told the Financial Times. “There’s no point in talking about it until it is all signed.”

It is unclear how much S4 Capital will have to pay to acquire Media Monks, which is based in Hilversum, near Amsterdam, with additional offices in London, Los Angeles and Sao Paulo, Brazil. One person with knowledge of the discussions pegged the valuation at about €200 million, although it could be higher.

Media Monks declined to comment but said that it was “flattered” to be mentioned as a target for Sir Martin, adding: “It’s a testament to the work our team is doing.”

Sir Martin’s spokesman declined to comment on acquisition talks with Media Monks. “He is looking at various options as has already been announced,” he said.

As The Times reported yesterday, Sir Martin has secured £100 million of funding for his new marketing venture. A further £50 million of debt funding has been secured."

[rivaldo] 02/7/2018 06:46

The Mail today says it's happening "this week":



"Former WPP boss Sir Martin Sorrell raises £100m for his new advertising venture which has won support from Unilever

Published: 22:02, 1 July 2018 | Updated: 22:02, 1 July 2018

Former WPP boss Sir Martin Sorrell has raised £100m for his new advertising venture which has won support from Unilever.

Sorrell, 73, is preparing to float his new company S4 Capital this week through a reverse takeover by Derriston Capital.

He has also raised £50m in debt funding to spend on a reported ‘wish list’ of firms he has targeted for takeover.

Sorrell’s imminent stock market return comes amid allegations he used company money to pay for prostitutes and bullied WPP staff, all of which he denies.

The venture has already received support from Marmite maker Unilever, which hinted it could hire S4 Capital in future."

[zcaprd7] 29/6/2018 01:10

As I suspected, all tosh:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/martin-sorrell-wpp-allegations-prostitute-visit-shepherd-market-a8410606.html

[chimers] 21/6/2018 17:27

I preferred the old days where you could sit in the pub in a nappy cuddling a golliwog sipping Tia Maria(whatever that is) and simply be called eccentric.

[cpap man] 21/6/2018 16:20

Neither do i but does it really matter anyway? As Chimers posted he wouldn't be the first or the last if in the unlikely event it was actually true!

[t 34] 21/6/2018 15:58

I do not believe in any of these accusations .

[dplewis1] 21/6/2018 11:57

He'll be a busy boy at Cannes this week, he's the main event on Friday with an on-stage interview by the New Yorker. Will def be promoting S4 and scoping out potential acquisitions. "He seems to have a fire that can't be put out," said Nick Manning, senior vice president at MediaLink, a strategic advisory firm. "He's the most influential and forward-thinking player in our industry and we shouldn't under-estimate his ability to attract capital and make big moves."

[t 34] 18/6/2018 22:15

At 71 , you must be super raging bull . This former employee , maybe at his 20/30 , thinks that it is all the same throughout the whole life .

[zcaprd7] 18/6/2018 21:53

It was allegedly in shepherd's market in Mayfair (subtle) and how did the former employee know he used company money?

[t 34] 18/6/2018 18:32

The Sunday Times,on the other hand , was cautionary .