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Publicis drops equity-linked as new accounting rules bite

The impact of new accounting rules have forced Publicis Groupe, the French advertising company, to ditch an equity-linked issue and enter the Eurobond market for the first time.

BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank were bookrunners of Publicis' €690m ($912m) convertible issue two years ago.

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