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St Ives considers ad-tech buyouts as part of acquisition road map as it reveals 17% pre-tax profit hike to £29.4m

on Oct 7, 2014 | 0 comments

By Jessica Davies

St Ives Group, which owns agency Amaze, has reported a 17 per cent year on year pre-tax profit hike to £29.4m and revealed that further acquisitions lie ahead.

The group, which bought digital marketing and technology agency Amaze last year for £24.3m along with marketing service companies Hive Healthcare and Realise Digital, has seen revenue across the group rise 3 per cent year on year to £327.6m.

The Net debt accrued following the buyouts and cash outflow of £42.7m cash outflow, was £42.7m for the 52 weeks ending 1 August 2014.

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Source: The Drum