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Havas acquires majority stake in PR firm PR Pundit

Economic Times  

New York headquartered global advertising company Havas Media has acquired a majority stake in Gurgaon based PR consultancy firm PR Pundit . On closing, the target firm will be rebranded PR Pundit Havas Red. Archana Jain, founder and managing director of PR Pundit, will continue to lead PR Pundit Havas Red, reporting to Rana Barua, group CEO of Havas India and James Wright, global CEO of Havas Red. PR Pundit is a 25-year-old company with a team of 160 PR practitioners across its three offices in Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi NCR