WPP to Buy All of Concept! AG

Advertising agency conglomerate WPP Plc. will purchase all the stock of German Internet agency Concept! AG for $78 million, according to news reports.

London-based WPP, which already owns 20% of Concept’s shares, said the cash offer, conducted through its OgilvyOne Worldwide direct marketing unit, had been approved by Concept’s management and would be launched formally next month.