NEW YORK, March 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicom
Health Group, part of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) and the
largest healthcare marketing and communication group in the world,
announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to
acquire the Pharma Communications business in Japan of Elsevier, part of RELX Group.
The acquired business unit has been a leading healthcare
communications business in Japan
for 38 years, with a reputation for quality delivery of medical
content for promotional materials and educational programs directed
at doctors and patients.
The acquired business and employees will become part of a
newly-named healthcare marketing communications agency, EMC K.K.
The acquired unit's management team also joins EMC, with
Takao Ozawa being promoted to
Managing Director. He will report to David
Stark, CEO of Omnicom Health Group Asia Pacific (OHG
AP).
EMC further strengthens OHG's roster of leading healthcare
agencies in Japan, which also
includes Targis, Rx Healthcare, Polaris Consumer Health, CDM Tokyo,
and the digital marketing and healthcare market research company
MCI.
"Our clients' resolve to extend global initiatives to Japan—the
world's second largest pharmaceutical market—and their desire to
partner with us due to the excellent reputation of our companies,
created a huge opportunity for us to grow our business further in
Japan," said Ed Wise, CEO, Omnicom Health Group. "The
addition of EMC's talented healthcare specialists, and their long
term good standing in the market, enables us to meet growing client
demand and maintain the best service offering in Japan."
Takao Ozawa, the agency's new MD,
shares Wise's enthusiasm. "We are excited to bring our talented
staff to EMC and join the Omnicom Health Group companies in
Japan," he said. "We are confident
that being a partner agency of Omnicom Health Group Asia Pacific
will allow us to further develop the depth and breadth of our
offering, and for EMC to bring even more value to our
clients."
"The brand name EMC commemorates a proud 38-year history
delivering excellence in medical communications as the pharma
communications business unit of Elsevier Japan," explains
David Stark, CEO of OHG AP. "EMC's
outstanding talent adds significant medical communications capacity
to Omnicom Health Group in Japan.
With EMC, we now have unmatched scale, depth and breadth of
dedicated healthcare communications services, making us the best
partner for clients and helping us deliver on our mission:
Communications for a Healthy Life."
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and
is expected to close in the second quarter of 2018.
ABOUT OMNICOM HEALTH GROUP Omnicom Health Group
(www.omnicomhealthgroup.com) is a global collective of
communications companies with more than 3,200 dedicated healthcare
communications specialists. It provides marketing services to the
health and life-science industries through a combination of
specialized agencies, customized client solutions, and
collaborations with other Omnicom network agencies. Organized
around four customer groups—healthcare professionals, patients,
payers, and medical, evidence and regulatory stakeholders—Omnicom
Health Group serves more than 100 clients in over 55 offices
worldwide. Omnicom Health Group is part of the DAS Group of
Companies, a division of Omnicom Group Inc., and a global group of
marketing services companies with over 200 companies in the
following marketing disciplines: healthcare, public relations,
customer relationship management, events, promotional marketing,
branding, research and advertising.
ABOUT EMC K.K. EMC K.K., is a 100% owned subsidiary
of Omnicom Group. Elsevier Japan K.K.'s pharma communications
business and employees will transfer to EMC K.K., a newly named
healthcare marketing communications agency within Omnicom Health
Group Asia Pacific (OHG AP). OHG AP roster of leading
healthcare agencies in Japan also
includes Targis, Rx Healthcare, Polaris Consumer Health, CDM Tokyo
and the healthcare marketing research and digital marketing
company, MCI. EMC K.K. has offices in Tokyo and Osaka. As a result of the
acquisition, OHG AP is now the largest and go to healthcare
offering for clients in Japan. The
breadth and depth, diversity of digital and strategic services, and
highest quality of creative work, differentiates OHG AP in the
market place. OHG AP's 250 dedicated healthcare specialists serve
over 60 of the world's major Japan
and multinational clients in Japan.
ABOUT OMNICOM GROUP INC. Omnicom Group
(www.omnicomgroup.com) is a leading global marketing and corporate
communications company. Omnicom's branded networks and
numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media
planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and
promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty
communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100
countries. Follow us on Twitter for the latest news.
ABOUT RELX GROUP. RELX Group is a global provider
of information and analytics for professional and business
customers across industries. The Group serves customers in more
than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. It
employs about 30,000 people of whom almost half are in North America. RELX PLC is a London listed holding company which owns 52.9%
of RELX Group. RELX NV is an Amsterdam listed holding company which owns
47.1% of RELX Group. The shares are traded on the London, Amsterdam and New York Stock Exchanges using
the following ticker symbols: London: REL; Amsterdam: REN; New
York: RELX and RENX. The total market capitalization is
approximately £29bn/€33bn/$40bn.
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