S4 Capital eyes MediaMonks as potential acquisition

According to leading international publications, Sir Martin Sorrell's S4 Capital is looking at buying MediaMonks, as its first acquisition. It is a Dutch-based digital content production company, headquartered in Amsterdam with other offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Singapore, Sao Paolo, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Dubai and Stockholm.

Several industry sources claim that MediaMonks, which operates in 11 markets, including the UK, US, Asia, Latin America, has been considering its options about a possible for sale for many months.

After abruptly exiting WPP as chief executive, Sorrell launched S4 Capital at the end of May. According to various reports Sorrell mentioned that S4 Capital has been looking to acquire businesses involved in technology, data and content.