Aegis shares leap amid talk of possible Havas takeover bid

by Joe Lepper and Gordon MacMillan, brandrepublic.com, 04 August 2005, 09:00AM

LONDON - Shares in Aegis leapt by 11.42% last night following speculation that French media group Havas may bid for the firm in a deal that would bring the last of the two mid-sized advertising and media holding companies together.

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