Dentsu Aegis swells its global network, taking a stake in Merkle

In pursuit of a global, digital network, Dentsu Aegis has taken a majority stake in Maryland-based marketing agency Merkle, acquiring them from Technology Crossover Ventures and other shareholders.
Merkle employs 3,400 staff with 16 of its 21 offices located in the US, others are present in London, Bristol, Barcelona, Shanghai. It claims to be one of the US’ largest independent agencies for CRM, digital, and search with $436m of revenues in 2015.
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