EXHIBIT 23.5



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


As registered auditors and chartered accountants, we hereby consent to
incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated
February 23, 1998, on the financial statements of The MBL Group Plc as of
December 31, 1997, and for the year ended December 31, 1997, which report
appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 17, 2000 of The Interpublic
Group of Companies, Inc. (the "Company") and which financial statements are
included in the supplemental consolidated financial statements of the Company
included in such Current Report on Form 8-K. We also consent to the reference to
our firm under the caption "Experts" in this Registration Statement.


/s/ SOTERIOU BANERJI

London, England,
July 18, 2000.