WPP denounces Martin Sorrell’s bid for MediaMonks as ‘unlawful’

July 6, 2018 10:21

WPP has accused its former boss Sir Martin Sorrell of unlawfully trying to acquire an agency using confidential company information, it has been reported.

Acquiring MediaMonks would “likely be in breach of [Sorrell’s] confidentiality obligations”

According to the Guardian, the world’s largest holding company allegedly called in lawyers after Sorrell’s new company, S4 Capital, announced a AU$536m bid for Dutch production house MediaMonk – a company he encountered during his tenure of WPP.

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Eleanor Dickinson

Eleanor Dickinson a journalist at Mumbrella in Sydney. She is the former editor of Mumbrella Asia and has previously worked for Campaign Middle East in Dubai.

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