EPISODE · Jul 24, 2026 · 5 MIN
Havas Holds Guidance as Agency Sellers Line Up
from Advertising in Five
Havas Reports 2.5% Organic Growth in First Half. Havas says H1 2026 net revenue reached 1,362 million euros with a wider adjusted EBIT margin, giving agency operators a holding-company read on client spending. (FinanzNachrichten.de, wallstreet:online, Investing.com) Survey Finds Majority of Independent Agency Owners Open to Selling. ADWEEK and Evros Group's 2026 M&A Sentiment Survey reports seller interest at a multiyear high, bearing on succession planning and buyer pipelines. (Adweek, Adweek) Omnicom Merges Two Media Networks; Anthropic Settlement Approved. ExchangeWire's daily digest reports a Hearts & Science and Mediahub merger, judicial approval of Anthropic's $1.5bn settlement, and a reported M&C Saatchi ANZ buyout. (exchangewire.com) Also moving today: Publicis Shareholders Approve Sadoun Raise (everything-pr.com) World Cup advertising numbers reflect diversifying sports marketplace (Marketing Dive) Google’s ads biz gets boost from World Cup hype, Gemini improvements (Marketing Dive, Adweek, storyboard18.com) Cannes Homecoming 2026: Cannes Lions is changing. Are independent agencies keeping pace? (Campaign India) Get Advertising in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://advertisinginfive.com
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Havas reports first-half net revenue of 1.362 billion euros, up 2.5 percent organically, with adjusted EBIT margin at 11 percent and North America up 6.9 percent while Asia Pacific and Africa fell 4.8 percent. Adweek and Evros Group report more than half of surveyed independent agency owners want to sell, and ExchangeWire reports Omnicom's combined Mediahub and Hearts and Science network will oversee roughly 9.1 billion dollars in billings, a judge approved Anthropic's 1.5 billion dollar copyright settlement, and M plus C Saatchi signed heads of terms for a management buyout of its Australia and New Zealand business. Also moving: Publicis shareholders approved a 20 percent base salary raise for Arthur Sadoun, betting made up 2 percent of World Cup ad impressions, Google search revenues rose 17 percent, and independents accounted for close to a third of Cannes Lions entries.
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