Bain Capital wins WPP support for $1.4b Asatsu-DK buy

Bain Capital wins WPP support for $1.4b Asatsu-DK buy

Logo of Bain Capital is screened at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan September 28, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital has won enough shareholder support to complete its tender offer of Asatsu-DK Inc (ADK), allowing the Japanese advertising agency to end a bitter two-decade partnership with top shareholder WPP.

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