France's Publicis buys Indian PR firm

PARIS, Oct 31 (Reuters) Publicis , the world's fourth-largest advertising group, said on Wednesday it would buy Indian public relations consultancy Hammer&Partners for an undisclosed amount.

Hammer&Partners, which employs some 350 people in 42 cities across India, will be aligned with Publicis' Manning Selvage&Lee PR firm and be renamed Hammer MS&L.

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