PARIS (Reuters) - Publicis struck a $530 million deal with Microsoft to buy the Razorfish ad agency and boost its position in digital communications, the world's third-largest communications group said on Sunday.

PARIS (Reuters) - Publicis struck a $530 million (317.7 million pounds) deal with Microsoft to buy the Razorfish ad agency and boost its position in digital communications, the world's third-largest communications group said on Sunday.

Microsoft is offloading interactive advertising agency, Razorfish, in a move that could pave the way for the software giant to dispense with other units. The company announced on Sunday that it was selling its 14-year-old agency to the French advertising conglomerate Publicis Groupe, in a cash-and-shares deal worth $530m (£317m). The news came just months after the two companies agreed to co...

PARIS (AFP) - The French advertising group Publicis said Sunday it would buy the digital advertising agency Razorfish from Microsoft for 530 million dollars (380 million euros).

Microsoft is to sell its digital advertising business Razorfish to French advertising company Publicis.

Microsoft is selling its digital ad agency network Razorfish to the third largest marketing communications group Publicis Groupe for $530m (£317m).

Publicis Groupe is closing in on an acquisition of Razorfish, Microsoft’s digital advertising agency, and could agree final terms by early next week. The situation remains fluid, but the French communications company has taken the lead in a contest with Dentsu, the Japanese advertising group that owns 15% of Publicis....

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