Milestones

2007
Change of the corporate name from Scholz & Friends Holding to the name Commarco. Strategic alliance with Lowe Worldwide for international markets in which Commarco does not have its own presence. Acquisition of the gkk DialogGroup. Acquisition of Wichmann Communications, today Scholz & Friends Profile.

2006
Scholz & Friends in Germany is no. 1 in every creative ranking (ManagerMagazin, Werben & Verkaufen, Horizont)  and according to marketing decision makers "best" in efficiency and the integrated communication. Furthermore "Direct Agency of the Year" in Cannes, "Agency of the Year" in Germany, Hungary and Poland and "Necomer Agency of the Year" in Sweden and Romania.

2005
Delisting of the Scholz & Friends AG from the German stock exchange on Frankfurt. Squeeze-Out of the remaining minority shareholders.

2004
Acquisition of IMP Interactive Marketing Partner, today Scholz & Friends Interactive.

2003
Management buy-out by the management team Thomas Heilmann, Frank-Michael Schmidt, Christian Tiedemann and Sebastian Turner together with the new major shareholder Electra Europe, today named Cognetas, which acquired the shares from Cordiant. Acquisition of deepblue networks. Acquisition of couch potatoes TV-production.

2001
Melting of the Scholz & Friends AG with the United Visions Entertainment AG and listing of the shares of the Scholz & Friends AG at the German stock exchange on Frankfurt.

1999
Acquisition of 100 percent of Scholz & Friends by Cordiant.

1995
Founding of the international network of Scholz & Friends by opening offices in serveral European cities.

1986
Acquisition of 51 percent of Scholz & Friends by Ted Bates & Co., later Bates Worldwide and Cordiant.

1981
Founding of the Advertising agency Scholz & Friends in Hamburg by Juergen Scholz.