Remarkable Group buys property comms agency HardHat
Integrated public engagement, public affairs, PR and content marketing agency Remarkable Group has acquired London-based property comms firm HardHat to form the “UK’s largest [...]
FTI Consulting advises Motorpoint on IPO
FTI Consulting has advised vehicle retailer Motorpoint on its recent IPO. Jonathon Brill, Alex Beagley, James Styles and Fiona Walker make up the team that advised Motorpoint [...]
Finsbury and Hering Schuppener selected to guide Bayer through Monsanto bid
German life sciences company Bayer has chosen WPP agencies Finsbury and Hering Schuppener to work alongside its retained adviser, Brunswick, on its £42.8 billion ($62 billion) [...]
DMGT explores bid for Yahoo!
Daily Mail & General Trust PLC (DMGT), owner of the Daily Mail and DailyMail.com, is in “early stage” discussions with a number of parties about a bid to buy Yahoo! Inc. [...]
GUNG HO buys Coffin on Cake
Consumer sport and lifestyle PR agency GUNG HO Communications has acquired London-based Coffin on Cake PR for an undisclosed figure, in a move that will double the size of the [...]
Cardew Group forges transatlantic partnership
London-based corporate and financial comms adviser Cardew Group has joined forces with New York investor relations firm, Taylor Rafferty, to offer capital markets advice to [...]
Attercopia Group buys Label PR
Digital marketing specialist the Attercopia Group has made its first foray into the PR market with the acquisition of Manchester-based PR agency Label PR for an undisclosed [...]
Newgate supports £1.27bn Samsonite deal
Newgate Communications is supporting luggage brand Samsonite’s US$1.8 billion (£1.27bn) acquisition of North American luxury travel brand Tumi. The deal was announced [...]
Rein4ce rebrands to emphasise training offer
Rein4ce, the specialist insurance and reinsurance PR agency, has unveiled its new corporate brand and website placing more emphasis on its media training offer. The agency, [...]
Lazarus launches media funding service
Lazarus Consulting, a consultancy for media and tech businesses, has launched a fundraising service to drive growth in comms companies and the wider media. In 2005, the [...]
FWD Group directors complete MBO
FWD Group has been acquired by two of its existing directors, Gug Kyriacou and Elliot Lane, from founder Michael Gaughan, who remains as a consultant with the business. The [...]
ICG launches strategic media offering
Comms agency ICG has setup the Media Task Force, led by former Metro political editor John Higginson, to offer “high level” corporate-focused strategic advice to [...]
Golin acquires The Brooklyn Brothers
Interpublic Group agency Golin has acquired creative agency The Brooklyn Brothers. Founded in 2001 in New York and 2008 in the UK, The Brooklyn Brothers expanded to Los [...]
PRCA launches MENA resource
The Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) has launched PRCA MENA (Middle-East and North Africa) to represent consultancies, in-house teams and individuals across the [...]
ReputationInc opens office in Norway
ReputationInc, an international reputation management consultancy headquartered in London, has opened an office in Norway. Managing partner Dennis Larsen leads the team, with [...]
Take part in AMEC’s global comms trends study
Comms professionals are urged to take part in a survey to identify emerging trends in the industry by AMEC, which has partnered with leading PR associations, including the [...]
Speyside launches Inside Iran service
Emerging markets consultancy Speyside has launched a dedicated counselling service called ‘Inside Iran’ to assess business risks and opportunities in the country. [...]
Clearwater Advisers forms video partnership
Advisory firm Clearwater Advisers has partnered with Guy Ruddle, founder of First Touch TV and former editor of Telegraph TV, to provide its clients with additional video [...]