Advertising Agencies - Latest Activist Disclosures
This table shows recent activist investor (Schedule 13D) filings made in this industry. Any investor or hedge fund that makes an investment with the intention of influencing management is considered an activist investor and must file a 13D.
| Date |
Form |
Target Company |
Investor |
Shares |
Ownership
(Percent) |
Ownership Change
(Percent) |
| 2025-07-21 |
13D/A |
STGW / Stagwell Inc. |
Penn Mark Jeffery |
31,118,697 |
11.60 |
0.06 |
| 2025-04-25 |
13D |
STGW / Stagwell Inc. |
Ballmer Steven A |
116,044,633 |
43.50 |
|
| 2025-04-18 |
13D/A |
STGW / Stagwell Inc. |
Penn Mark Jeffery |
31,098,697 |
11.70 |
-17.97 |
| 2025-04-08 |
13D/A |
STGW / Stagwell Inc. |
Penn Mark Jeffery |
37,910,029 |
14.30 |
-75.38 |
| 2025-04-08 |
13D/A |
STGW / Stagwell Inc. |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc |
13,279,932 |
4.90 |
2.30 |
| 2025-04-02 |
13D/A |
STGW / Stagwell Inc. |
Penn Mark Jeffery |
153,954,662 |
57.90 |
|
| 2025-02-06 |
13D/A |
GRPN / Groupon, Inc. |
Pale Fire Capital SICAV a.s. |
13,688,831 |
32.00 |
|
| 2024-11-01 |
13D/A |
GRPN / Groupon, Inc. |
Barta Jan |
13,251,331 |
31.30 |
7.07 |
| 2024-09-24 |
13D/A |
CRTO / Criteo S.A. - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) |
Petrus Advisers Ltd. |
2,113,117 |
3.77 |
-60.32 |
| 2024-09-19 |
13D/A |
CRTO / Criteo S.A. - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) |
Petrus Advisers Ltd. |
5,325,512 |
9.51 |
24.53 |
| 2024-09-10 |
13D/A |
CRTO / Criteo S.A. - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) |
Petrus Advisers Ltd. |
4,276,361 |
7.64 |
15.95 |
| 2024-08-20 |
13D/A |
CRTO / Criteo S.A. - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) |
Petrus Advisers Ltd. |
3,688,158 |
6.59 |
-17.00 |
| 2024-07-11 |
13D/A |
CRTO / Criteo S.A. - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) |
Petrus Advisers Ltd. |
4,443,818 |
7.84 |
-14.44 |
| 2024-06-17 |
13D/A |
STGW / Stagwell Inc. |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc |
12,981,022 |
11.40 |
-22.99 |
| 2024-05-29 |
13D/A |
CRTO / Criteo S.A. - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) |
Petrus Advisers Ltd. |
5,193,979 |
9.16 |
-10.56 |
| 2024-05-15 |
13D/A |
CRTO / Criteo S.A. - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) |
Petrus Advisers Ltd. |
5,806,986 |
10.24 |
33.37 |
| 2024-05-10 |
13D/A |
GRPN / Groupon, Inc. |
Barta Jan |
12,376,331 |
30.00 |
7.61 |
| 2024-04-24 |
13D/A |
CRTO / Criteo S.A. - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) |
Petrus Advisers Ltd. |
4,354,004 |
7.76 |
21.06 |
| 2024-04-18 |
13D/A |
CRTO / Criteo S.A. - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) |
Petrus Advisers Ltd. |
3,596,711 |
6.41 |
16.39 |
| 2024-02-27 |
13D |
CRTO / Criteo S.A. - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) |
Petrus Advisers Ltd. |
3,090,309 |
5.60 |
4.27 |
| 2024-01-23 |
13D/A |
GRPN / Groupon, Inc. |
Barta Jan |
11,501,331 |
28.90 |
43.10 |
| 2023-11-13 |
13D/A |
GRPN / Groupon, Inc. |
Barta Jan |
8,037,327 |
24.60 |
5.70 |
| 2023-09-07 |
13D |
GRPN / Groupon, Inc. |
Windward Management LP |
2,777,400 |
8.90 |
52.54 |
| 2023-08-23 |
13D/A |
GRPN / Groupon, Inc. |
Barta Jan |
7,603,678 |
23.70 |
13.20 |
| 2023-06-13 |
13D/A |
STGW / Stagwell Inc. |
AlpInvest Partners B.V. |
0 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
| 2023-06-08 |
13D/A |
STGW / Stagwell Inc. |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc |
16,856,440 |
14.70 |
-1.42 |
| 2023-05-19 |
13D/A |
STGW / Stagwell Inc. |
Stagwell Agency Holdings LLC |
154,096,665 |
54.40 |
-13.30 |
| 2023-05-10 |
13D |
STGW / Stagwell Inc. |
AlpInvest Partners B.V. |
12,689,995 |
9.90 |
|
| 2023-03-31 |
13D/A |
GRPN / Groupon, Inc. |
Barta Jan |
6,717,066 |
21.90 |
0.00 |
| 2023-03-16 |
13D/A |
STGW / Stagwell Inc. |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc |
17,099,784 |
13.00 |
-18.42 |
| 2023-03-14 |
13D/A |
STGW / Stagwell Inc. |
Stagwell Agency Holdings LLC |
177,729,396 |
60.80 |
|
| 2022-12-20 |
13D/A |
GRPN / Groupon, Inc. |
Barta Jan |
6,717,066 |
22.10 |
|
| 2022-06-13 |
13D/A |
GRPN / Groupon, Inc. |
Barta Jan |
4,282,064 |
14.30 |
0.00 |
| 2022-05-27 |
13D |
GRPN / Groupon, Inc. |
RPD Fund Management LLC |
2,995,720 |
9.90 |
31.78 |
| 2022-05-25 |
13D/A |
GRPN / Groupon, Inc. |
Barta Jan |
4,282,064 |
14.30 |
11.65 |
| 2022-05-11 |
13D/A |
GRPN / Groupon, Inc. |
Barta Jan |
3,835,116 |
12.80 |
28.12 |
| 2022-04-28 |
13D/A |
GRPN / Groupon, Inc. |
Barta Jan |
2,993,395 |
10.00 |
12.60 |
| 2022-04-21 |
13D/A |
GRPN / Groupon, Inc. |
Barta Jan |
2,658,550 |
8.90 |
14.12 |
| 2022-04-07 |
13D/A |
GRPN / Groupon, Inc. |
Barta Jan |
2,329,564 |
7.80 |
34.84 |
| 2022-02-15 |
13D/A |
GRPN / Groupon, Inc. |
Barta Jan |
1,727,685 |
5.80 |
-38.61 |
| 2022-02-07 |
13D/A |
STGW / Stagwell Inc. |
Stagwell Agency Holdings LLC |
192,318,375 |
65.60 |
-7.12 |
| 2022-01-26 |
13D/A |
GRPN / Groupon, Inc. |
Barta Jan |
2,814,285 |
9.51 |
38.03 |
| 2022-01-19 |
13D/A |
GRPN / Groupon, Inc. |
Barta Jan |
2,038,836 |
6.89 |
38.79 |
| 2021-11-10 |
13D/A |
STGW / Stagwell Inc. |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc |
20,961,679 |
18.51 |
-0.14 |
| 2021-11-05 |
13D |
GRPN / Groupon, Inc. |
Barta Jan |
1,468,994 |
5.00 |
|
| 2021-10-07 |
13D/A |
STGW / Stagwell Inc. |
Stagwell Agency Holdings LLC |
207,061,516 |
76.80 |
983.75 |
| 2021-08-06 |
13D/A |
STGW / Stagwell Inc. |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc |
20,991,737 |
21.31 |
16.22 |
| 2021-08-04 |
13D/A |
STGW / Stagwell Inc. |
Stagwell Agency Holdings LLC |
19,105,978 |
19.90 |
22.54 |
| 2021-07-16 |
13D/A |
STGW / Stagwell Inc. |
Stagwell Agency Holdings LLC |
15,591,891 |
19.90 |
0.00 |
| 2021-07-13 |
13D/A |
STGW / Stagwell Inc. |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc |
18,061,637 |
18.97 |
1.70 |
