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...When WPP acquired Ogilvy & Mather in 1989, the late David Ogilvy called him an “odious little shit”....
...David Herro, chief investment officer of Harris Associates, which owns more than 8 per cent of WPP, said earlier this year that he was “one of the brightest minds in advertising and marketing”....
...Mr DeGroote said: “The problem is the refinancing is 18 months away and until you have clarity on that — the share price will continue to be volatile and sensitive to the terms of the refinancing....
...Alex DeGroote, a media analyst at Cenkos, said the deal between Sky and Virgin was a “sensible move” in the face of such technological disruption to the ad market....
...“This deal helps the balance sheet but doesn’t help Pearson’s growth,” said Alex DeGroote, an analyst with Cenkos. “The market has lost confidence in the underlying story.”...
...“There’s a feeling here of selling off the family silver, and they are not getting much to show for it,” said Alex DeGroote, an analyst with Cenkos....
...But it now looks like it was the last roll of the dice,” says Alex DeGroote, an analyst at Peel Hunt....
...David Neuhauser, Livermore’s managing director has now called on Entertainment One’s board to reconsider its decision to reject ITV’s offer....
...“The fall in the operating margin from 13 per cent to 10 per cent was a negative surprise, no question,” says Mr DeGroote....
...newspaper publisher, which owns more than 200 titles including The Scotsman, and the Yorkshire Post, is already facing a torrid time as it battles declining advertising and circulation revenues, reports David...
...Analysts said it was a stronger than expected performance, with Alex DeGroote at Peel Hunt impressed by the “confident tone” of the update....
...David Reynolds, analyst at Jefferies, said the appointment of a BCG consultant appears to be “a vote for change” by DMGT and could herald strategic shifts and corporate activity at the group....
...Alex DeGroote, analyst at Peel Hunt, suggested that investors had welcomed Trinity Mirror’s decision to shut The New Day sooner rather than later....
...Alex DeGroote, an analyst at Peel Hunt, said that the third-quarter trends were “encouraging” after an “awful” second quarter....
...Peel Hunt’s Alex DeGroote estimates Local World would sell for less than five times earnings before nasties at £200m debt-free, which looks cheap....
...“The rate of growth in digital [revenue] is just not fast enough,” says Mr DeGroote at Peel Hunt....
...facing four civil claims related to alleged phone hacking, including from Sven-Göran Eriksson, the former England football manager, and Abbie Gibson, a former nanny to the children of former footballer David...
...That is the business where the profit line has held up best,” said Alex deGroote, analyst at Panmure Gordon....
...David Toms, analyst, said: “As a cash deal it is unsurprisingly earnings-enhancing, although not as earnings enhancing as buying back shares would be. “Overall, Sage is paying up for growth.”...
...Mr DeGroote added: “The sale would more than halve the net debt....
...This month Trinity appointed David Grigson, a former finance chief at Reuters, to be its new chairman....
...Additional reporting by Elaine Moore, Roger Blitz, David Blair, Mark Odell...
...These worries were heightened by David Cameron, the prime minister, who said the BSkyB chairman should appear again to face further questions....
...Now, that’s something of a long shot, given the profitability of these titles, reckons Alex DeGroote, media analyst at Panmure Gordon....
...Alex DeGroote, analyst at Panmure, says: “There are a number of examples of executives appointments being handled badly. Look at ITV. Reed’s nominations committee also has to take some responsibility....
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