Publicis Group is buying LiveRamp, which it calls a global data collaboration platform, for $2.2 billion ($2.5bn including cash.) This is Publicis’ third big non-advertising acquisition after Sapient and Epsilon, moving the French holding company further away from its ad roots and deeper into data and tech. Publicis says it will become a leader in …

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