LONDON--Advertising company WPP PLC (WPP.LN) said Thursday that its marketing communications unit, J. Walter Thompson Co., will acquire a majority stake in Turkish marketing agency Wanda Digital for an undisclosed sum.

The deal follows an initial investment made by J. Walter in Wanda last year.

Shares of WPP at 0730 GMT trading flat at 1,677 pence.

 

Write to Tapan Panchal at tapan.panchal@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

August 04, 2016 03:45 ET (07:45 GMT)

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