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Omnicom acquires ad agency behind John Lewis campaign
ADAM & Eve, the communications agency behind the much-loved John Lewis adverts, was yesterday bought by DDB, a subsidiary of Omnicom.
The £60m deal will see the company’s four founding partners – Jon Forsyth, Ben Priest, James Murphy and David Golding – assume senior roles at Adam & Eve / DDB.
The five year old firm has risen to prominence with campaigns including the Foster’s “good call” advert and clients such as Google and Cadbury’s.
Forsyth told City A.M., “We’re one of the most successful start ups of the last few years. The secret to our success? We believe in bringing people together. If you bring different people together, amazing things will happen.”
Corporate financiers Clarity advised on the deal.