Q&A: Publicis CEO Argues Epsilon Acquisition Is Really All About Powering Creativity

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This is the argument Publicis Groupe CEO Arthur Sadoun advanced to support the largest acquisition in his company’s history, confirming that it had agreed to buy Epsilon for $4.4 billion.

First, however, he used an internal video to explain what Epsilon will mean to the holding group and to apologize for breaking the news on a sleepy Sunday morning.

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