Mason Says True North Is Pursuing Additional Global Acquisitions

CHICAGO – Fresh from its acquisition of BJK&E, True North Communications is in “active conversations” about additional acquisitions, according to TN chief executive Bruce Mason.
In an informal press conference after the company’s annual shareholders meting last week, Mason said TN is pursuing acquisitions to buttress its Foote, Cone & Belding and Bozell Worldwide agency brands as well as seeking “big global acquisitions.” Asked if Bates Worldwide, in which he has previously expressed interest, is the subject of the “preliminary conversations” that TN is engaged in, Mason called it “a good possibility.”