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 January 5, 2001 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,
January 5, 2001