MSLGROUP Asia agencies ranked 3rd in 'mergermarket' report

The mergermarket report has considered four deals advised by Publicis Groupe's financial communications consultancies – three by Hanmer MSL and one by MSL China

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | April 25, 2012

Publicis Groupe's financial communications consultancies in Asia, operating as part of the MSLGROUP network, have been ranked third by volume of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) deals, according to mergermarket, a leading M&A intelligence service, in its 'mergermarket League Tables of PR Advisers' for Q1 2012.  MSLGROUP is Publicis Groupe's flagship strategic communications and engagement company and the largest public relations and social media network in Greater China and India today.

The mergermarket study analysed the Q1 performance (January to March 2012) of PR advisors in M&A deals and placed Publicis Groupe's financial communications consultancies third in terms of number of deals and eighth in terms of collective deal value ($978 million) within Asia Pacific. This represents a jump in ranking from 49th to 8^th by value and from 19th to 3^rd by volume.

In Asia Pacific, the mergermarket report has considered four deals advised by Publicis Groupe's financial communications consultancies – three by Hanmer MSL and one by MSL China.

mergermarket bases its ratings on deal values – considering only those over $5million – and number of deals struck. The 'mergermarket League Tables of PR Advisers' Q1 2012 is part of the 'mergermarket' report that not only evaluates and analyses M&A transactions all over the world on a quarterly and annual basis, but also the performance of PR advisors who act as strategic counsel.

Commenting on the achievement, Jaideep Shergill, CEO, Hanmer MSL, India said, “The global economy has been witnessing consolidation across industries, much of it in the form of mergers and acquisitions. We sense immense opportunities in the M&A space for our finance practices in Asia, especially at a time when many European, American and even Asian firms are looking for quality acquisitions in the region.”

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