Multiple Factors Fueling PR M&A Acceleration
Tue, Aug. 2, 2016
By Rick Gould
Several trends are fueling an increase in transactions in the current public relations M&A market.
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Several trends are fueling an increase in transactions in the current public relations M&A market.
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher led deal PR advisers in the first half of 2016 with 47 transactions, according to The Deal.
InterOil Corp., a publicly traded oil and gas company, has engaged US PR support as it faces competing acquisition bids backed by ExxonMobil and France's Total.
Sitrick & Company and Rubenstein Associates are advising the private equity-backed deal to take Twinkie maker Hostess Brands public on the Nasdaq exchange.
Conyers Park Acquisition Corp., the Greenwich, Conn., blank check company of former Gillette CEO James Kilts eyeing $350M in an IPO, is working with Brunswick Group on the PR front.
Sard Verbinnen & Co. and ICR are advising Revlon's $870M acquisition of Elizabeth Arden.
Stanton PR & Marketing, Brunswick Group and Joele Frank are advising Symantec's $4.65B acquisition of Blue Coat Systems in a deal underscoring the importance of cybersecurity amid high-profile breaches.
New York REIT and The JBG Companies have engaged outside PR counsel for their $8.4B combination into a real estate trust in New York and Washington, D.C.
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Bayer has engaged Finsbury and Hering Schuppener for PR support of its audacious $62B bid for agricultural technology company Monsanto.
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JAB Holding Co., the acquisitive European investment fund, is relying on Abernathy MacGregor Group for PR support in its $1.35B acquisiton of donut giant Krispy Kreme.
Kekst and Company is representing Peak Rock Capital in its acquisition of foodservice supplier Diamond Crystal Brands from Hormel Foods.
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher led US M&A PR advisors in the first quarter with 18 deals, according to The Deal.
Gould+Partners managing partner Rick Gould has penned a new how-to book on PR agency mergers and acquisitions.
The U.S. may expect to see an uptick in mergers and acquisitions activity in 2016, according to a recent survey of executives leading industries across the M&A market.
Most US dealmakers expect the red-hot North American M&A market to cool this year, according to Brunswick Group's annual survey.
Joele Frank and Jaffoni Communications/Investor Relations are advising AMC Entertainment's $1.1B acquisition of Carmike Cinemas to create the largest theater chain in the US.
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