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TVS Emerald signs Housing.com as official partner
MUMBAI: TVS Emerald, the real-estate division of the USD 7 billion TVS Group, has signed a strategic deal with Housing.com. As part of the deal, Housing.com will be the official partner for TVS Emerald to offer digital marketing solutions to the company for a period of one year.
The digital marketing solutions from Housing.com is a specialized offering that covers a wide gamut of services that have been developed in-house for the real estate sector. The scope of this partnership entails content creation and digital media that include a gamut of services like Slice View, AreaWiki, Falcon, search engine marketing, display network, lead generation and lead management.
Commenting on the partnership, R Chandramouli , President and CEO , TVS Emerald, said, “Within a short span of time, TVS Emerald has become one of the most trusted names in the sector. The objective of this partnership is to leverage the domain expertise Housing.comoffers through its cutting-edge digital innovations by helping us reach out to a large number of potential customers in the digital space.”
Speaking about the partnership, Mani Rangarajan, Chief Business Officer, Housing.com said, “TVS Emerald is a leading real estate player in southern India and our association with them is one of our major forays in the region. This is also a crucial partnership for us as we are offering end-to-end digital marketing solutions including lead generation and lead management. We look forward to working closely with the team at TVS Emerald and hope this is the beginning of a long-term relationship.”
TVS Emerald has successfully completed their first project Green Hills in Perungalathur, Chennai consisting of 448 Apartments and 123 Villas on 15 acres of land. This project is completely sold out and possession was given ahead of the schedule. Currently, TVS Emerald has an on-going project, Green Acres in 18 acres of land in Kolapakkam (near Tambaram), Chennai.
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Omnicom Q4: Posts big revenue gains amid restructuring
Company trims underperforming units and launches $5B share buyback to reward investors.
MUMBAI: Omnicom has decided that in the world of global advertising, it is better to be a big fish in an even bigger pond. The marketing powerhouse, which recently swallowed its rival IPG, has kicked off 2026 by showing the market that it is not just buying growth – it is engineering it. In a series of bold strategic manoeuvres, the group has doubled its projected cost-savings target to a whopping $1.5 billion over the next three years.
The fourth-quarter results for 2025, released on 18 February 2026, paint a picture of a company in the midst of a massive structural makeover. Reported revenue for the quarter shot up 27.9 per cent to $5,528.8 million, a figure heavily bolstered by the first full month of IPG’s operations under the Omnicom umbrella. For the full year, revenue reached $17,271.9 million, marking a 10.1 per cent increase as the company integrated heavyweights like Acxiom Real iD and Flywheel Commerce Cloud into its next generation Omni platform.
However, bigger does not always mean tidier. The group reported a Gaap net loss of $941.1 million for the final quarter, or $4.02 per diluted share. This was primarily due to a massive $1.1 billion bill for severance and real estate repositioning, alongside a $543.4 million loss on the sale of non-strategic businesses. When these one-off integration headaches are stripped away, the underlying performance looks far more robust, with adjusted net income reaching $607.7 million and earnings per share of $2.59, comfortably ahead of the prior year’s $2.41.
The group is also trimming the fat elsewhere. Management has identified underperforming and non-strategic units representing approximately $2.5 billion in revenue for exit or sale. Meanwhile, smaller majority-owned markets bringing in $700 million are being moved to minority positions. This portfolio pruning is designed to focus the New Omnicom on higher-growth areas like media, creative content, and data-driven consulting.
Investors, it seems, are being kept sweet with a significant return of capital. The board has approved a fresh $5 billion share repurchase program, initiating an immediate $2.5 billion accelerated buyback. This comes on top of $549.6 million paid out in common dividends during the year.
Performance across the sectors was a mixed bag but generally positive in the heavy-hitting divisions. Media and advertising revenue surged 34.4 per cent in the fourth quarter to $3,322.6 million, while public relations grew 12.4 per cent to $500.8 million. On the flip side, branding and retail commerce saw a 7.0 per cent dip. Regionally, the US remains the engine room, with revenue jumping 51.9 per cent to $2,869.1 million in the quarter, while the UK saw a respectable 18.8 per cent rise to $533.2 million.
With a total debt of $9.1 billion following the IPG acquisition, the group is leaning on its cash-generative nature to keep its investment-grade credit rating intact. Free cash flow for the year stood at $2,226.1 million, up from $1,964.7 million in 2024. As the company moves into 2026, the focus is firmly on the Connected Capability model, essentially ensuring that its global army of talent is pulling in the same direction, and more importantly, within a much leaner budget.
