Paris-based agency joins other recent acquisitions by FINN in the healthcare space
Washington, DC public affairs firm Seven Letter acquired Tessio Labs, which will be used to form the nucleus of a new full-service digital communications group under the banner of Seven Letter Labs. Tessio Labs founders John Corrigan and Michael Treon will lead Seven Letter Labs. “Whether building communities, activating audiences, engaging the public or influencing policy outcomes, digital strategy
The Brewery, a network of companies tied to UK-based freuds, will take a minority stake in Clarity, a US-based communications agency. In addition to an undisclosed financial investment, Clarity will get the Los Angeles office of Brew PR. All of the agencies will remain independent and Brew PR will retain its New York and London
“Richmond & Towers, the UK’s longest established public relations consultancy, is now 100% owned by its employees following its sale to a newly created employee ownership trust … All R&T employees are now beneficiaries of the Suzanne Richmond & Marjorie Towers Employee Ownership Trust, named in honour of the business’s 1930 founders … Following the
Finn continues its acquisition strategy by adding CatchOn, an agency focused on the travel and hospitality sector with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing.
Westwicke Partners, a healthcare-focused investor relations firm headquartered in Baltimore, is being acquired by ICR, a strategic communications and advisory firm. Bob East and Mark Klausner, Westwicke’s co-founders, will lead a new entity comprised of Westwicke’s 29 team members and ICR’s current healthcare investor and public relations practice. The new entity will be branded as Westwicke,
Chime has acquired the U.S.-based technology PR and marketing agency Method Communications. The acquisition will increase Chime’s technology practice billings to more than $26 million, while broadening its presence in the U.S. technology market. Chime operates globally as a sport, entertainment and communications group. Based in San Francisco and Salt Lake City, Method joins European
Finn Partners has acquired MFA, a 20-person agency founded by Missy Faren. As part of the deal, Farren will become a Managing Partner at Finn, and the rest of her team and clients will be integrated over the course of 2019. In announcing the deal, Peter Finn wrote that his firm is “bolstering its global team
In a bipartisan merger of public affairs firms, Blue Engine Message & Media has acquired JDA Frontline. The two firms have previously shared clients and will come together officially on January 1 with a combined team of 25. In announcing the deal, the companies touted the benefits of bringing together firms with Democratic and Republican