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Incepta Incepta is to undergo a £200m merger with Huntsworth, creating a combined public relations business with 3,000 staff in 125 countries. 07-Mar-2005 Incepta is in merger discussions with Huntsworth to expand its public relations and marketing business. 22-Feb-2005 Incepta is to raise £26m in a share issue, in order to reduce debt in its communications and public relations business. 03-Jul-2003 Incepta has acquired PR Force NV, the Belgian public relations consultancy with 35 staff, for £2.9m. 21-Aug-2002 Incepta has acquired Global Intelligence & Security, the US business intelligence company, for £2.4m. 31-Dec-2001 Incepta has acquired Hauck Research Services, the marketing consultancy with 90 staff, for an initial £4m. 15-Nov-2001 Incepta is shedding about 130 jobs in its US public relations offices and a further 25 to 30 in the UK, in order to save £3.5m a year. 11-Oct-2001 Incepta has acquired two sponsorship consultancies - Karen Earl and Redmandarin - for a total £10m. 18-Sep-2001 Incepta has acquired Gunpowder, the Italian marketing services company, for up to £12m, and Admaster and MSI Strategic Communications of the US for up to £5.7m. 10-Aug-2001 Incepta has acquired RED Consultancy, the London-based public relations company, for £12m, and Broad Street Productions, the New York-based producer of corporate videos. 22-Feb-2001 Incepta has acquired Hudson Technology, the US technology consultancy, for £17m. 06-Nov-2000 Incepta is to acquire Su Yeang Design, Orange Design and Ebrand Communications of Singapore for up to £13m. 19-Sep-2000 Incepta is to acquire DVL Smith Group, the strategic research company, for up to £7.5m. 28-Jul-2000 Incepta has acquired Cunningham Communications, the US agency that focuses on technology, for £49m. 27-Jul-2000 Incepta has acquired Milan-based Financial Communications and Financial Net for up to £5m, in order to develop an integrated communications and marketing group in Italy. 09-Jun-2000 Incepta is to acquire JKD Communications, the online media design company, for up to £10m. 18-May-2000 Incepta is acquiring Sard Verbinnen, the New York-based public relations agency, for £36m, in order to expand its financial communications capabilities on the US. 14-Apr-2000 Incepta is acquiring Smarts Advertising & Design, the Scottish advertising agency, for £2.5m. 07-Apr-2000 Incepta is planning to expand its marketing and communications business by acquiring investor relations companies in the US. 13-Oct-1999 Incepta has acquired Image, the Singapore-based public relations company, for £3m. 28-Sep-1999 Incepta is selling its 27% stake in the Lopex communications consultancy to Havas Advertising of France. 17-Jul-1999 Incepta has launched a £48m bid for Lopex, the communications consultancy. 03-Jul-1999 Incepta is acquiring the Public Policy Unit, a public affairs consultancy, for about £1.2m, and will merge the business with its Citigate Westminster consultancy. 27-Apr-1999 Incepta is acquiring Alexander Demuth, the German communications consultancy, for £4.3m. 07-Jan-1999 Incepta is looking to build up its public relations business in the US, and is particularly interested in acquiring an investor relations concern on the west coast. 14-Oct-1998 Incepta, the owner of Citigate, has acquired Dewe Rogerson, the public relations and marketing company, for £27m and the new group will be called Citigate Dewe Rogerson. 22-Sep-1998 Incepta is said to be considering the acquisition of Dewe Rogerson, the London-based public relations company, for about £30m. 28-Aug-1998 Incepta, the marketing communications concern, is planning to announce an Italian acquisition over the next few weeks followed by the purchase of equity stakes in Spanish and German companies. 06-May-1998 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2007