Publicis to acquire LiveRamp for $2.2B

A major marketing holding company is buying identity and data-connectivity infrastructure at about 2.7x revenue

Marketing holding company Publicis is acquiring LiveRamp for $2.2B in cash. Some notes: - LiveRamp did $813M revenue (+9% y/y) and $168M operating cash flow in FY26 - Price represents a ~30% premium to where LiveRamp was trading and a 2.7x
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