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Greg Paull
Jan 4, 2017

From new business to M&A: The year of Trump and transparency

Unknown firms dominate China’s M&A scene, WPP’s agencies lead, and Dentsu keeps shopping—a tumultuous year has left the industry feeling shell-shocked, and taking stock of what 2017 has in store.

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