{"id":8143,"date":"2017-07-05T19:30:35","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T17:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/en\/?p=8143"},"modified":"2017-07-05T23:18:56","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T21:18:56","slug":"havas-group-acquires-so-what-global-in-the-uk-once-executed-the-purchase-by-vivendi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/en\/havas-group-acquires-so-what-global-in-the-uk-once-executed-the-purchase-by-vivendi\/","title":{"rendered":"Havas Group acquires SO What Global in the UK, once executed the purchase by Vivendi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once executed the purchase of Havas by Vivendi last 3rd July, Havas Group keeps on adding talent to their \u00abway together\u00bb. Now the French advertising group is boosting its ever-growing global capabilities in healthcare and wellness with the acquisition of SO What Global. The agency will join the Havas Health & You business unit under the name Havas SO.<\/p>\n

SO Healthy and SO Active, are included in the purchase. Both agencies, which are complementary to SO What, bring philosofy and service synergies to the Havas Group agency roster, thaks to its full spectrum of science- and consumerfocused communication skill sets for global clients.<\/p>\n

Also under this deal, the existing Havas Group agency Health for Brands London (H4B London) becomes part of the Havas SO Group, adding to the full range of services from PR to creative and digital that the Group offers.<\/p>\n

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Jannick Bollor\u00e9 (Chairman & CEO Havas Group). \u00a9 Havas Group.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yannick Bollor\u00e9, CEO, Havas Group commented on the transaction: \u201cBringing SO What Global into Havas Health & You is a strong strategic move to expand our healthcare and wellness capabilities. Their entrepreneurial mindset within the Havas Village will work to stimulate even more business growth and drive. I wish the teams a warm welcome to the Havas Family.\u201d<\/p>\n

SO What founders and management team continue leading the agency<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Following the acquisition, the management team of Scott A. Clark and Oliver Parsons, who are SO\u2019s co-founders and managing partners, keep on leading the team the team of health, well-being and lifestyle comms professionals.<\/p>\n

Clark and Parsons will report to Donna Murphy, CEO of Havas Health & You, and will work closely with European senior leaders in the day-to-day operations.<\/p>\n

The team that founded SO, including Scott A. Clark, Oliver Parsons, Stephanie Bunten, Lee-Ann Cameron, Moira Gitsham and Matt Dawson, is well reputed by building leading agencies, including Fast Track 100 high-growth award winners and No. 1 ranked specialist agencies.<\/p>\n

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Left -right, up-down: Scott A. Clark (Group CEO, Co-Founder SO What Global); Oliver Parsons (Group Managing Director, Co-Founder SO What Global); Matt Dawson (MBE, Founding Partner SO Active); Moira Gitsham (Director, SO What Global); St\u00e9phanie Bunten (Director, SO What Global); Lee-Ann Cameron (Director, SO What Global).\u00a9 SO What Global.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Donna Murphy, CEO of Havas Health & You said on the purchase: \u201cThe entrepreneurial and innovative SO culture makes it a perfect fit for the Havas family. Its integrated approach and fresh concepts, as well as the vast talent pool across the communications spectrum it brings, will bolster in exciting ways the Havas offering for global clients.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00abLife communications\u00bb agency<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Focused on \u201clife communications\u201d, namely health, well-being and lifestyle, SO What Global currently works with many of the top pharma, consumer lifestyle and wellness companies as well as global associations. Along with its robust client roster, the agency will bring and further evolve its proprietary mapping and development framework, called RelationSHIFT, which helps define where clients are in terms of reputation and then creates a tailored pathway that moves them closer to the relationships that matter with key stakeholders.<\/p>\n

Image over the headline.-<\/strong> SO What Global logo. Image by courtesy of Havas Group.<\/span><\/p>\n

Related Eastwind Marketing links<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Cannes Lions 2017.- Havas and Vivendi bless their merger, still pending, with music (Sir Lucian Grainge -Chairman and CEO Universal Music-, Arnaud de Puyfontaine -CEO Vivendi Group- and Jannick Bollor\u00e9 -Chairman & CEO de Havas- tell about the reasons why the purchase was signed)<\/a>-the post-<\/span><\/p>\n

Cannes Lions 2017.- Havas and Vivendi bless their merger, still pending, with music (Sir Lucian Grainge -Chairman and CEO Universal Music-, Arnaud de Puyfontaine -CEO Vivendi Group- and Jannick Bollor\u00e9 -Chairman & CEO de Havas- tell about the reasons why the purchase was signed)<\/a> -the video-<\/span><\/p>\n

Related Eastwind Marketing links<\/span> (Spanish edition):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Vivendi ejecut\u00f3 hoy la compra de Havas<\/a><\/span>
\n(Vivendi executed today Havas’ purchase)<\/span><\/p>\n

Alfonso Rod\u00e9s: La fusi\u00f3n con Vivendi nos afecta poco en Espa\u00f1a<\/a><\/span>
\n(Alfonso Rod\u00e9s: The merger with Vivendi has a small effect in Spain)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Once executed the purchase of Havas by Vivendi last 3rd July, Havas Group keeps on adding talent to their \u00abway together\u00bb. Now the French advertising group is boosting its ever-growing global capabilities in healthcare and wellness with the acquisition of SO What Global. The agency will join the Havas Health & You business unit under …<\/p>\n

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