Last week, we wrote about the 3,200 jobs Interpublic Group (IPG) eliminated over the last few months as the giant holdco made its final move on the road to merging with Omnicom Group (OMG).  It has now been confirmed that the European Union has approved the Omnicom-IPG merger. Omnicom released a brief statement confirming the approval and indicating that the deal is expected to close by late Wednesday, November 28.

During its quarterly earnings call in October, Omnicom CEO John Wren stated that details such as leadership roles, organizational structure, strategic priorities, and more would be disclosed soon after the close of the deal.

Wren also noted that planning has been ongoing, and the companies expect to "hit the ground running from day one" after the closing.

He stated that a key aspect of the combined offering will be a next-generation version of the company’s marketing operating system, Omni, called Omni Plus. This new platform will integrate IPG's cloud-based Acxiom identity solution, Real ID, along with a powerful agentic and generative artificial intelligence layer. The official launch of Omni Plus is scheduled for early January at CES.