Makovsky Integrated Communications picked up A.T. Kearney following a competitive pitch staged by the Chicago-based management consulting company calling for brand-building expertise, thought leadership and counsel for its global policy council think tank.
Kearney, which has 320 partners in more than 40 nations, will spend an estimated $500K for global PR this year. Ten firms responded to the RFP.
Abby Klanecky serves as Kearney's head of Americas marketing and communications, while Scott Tangney is Makovsky's executive VP for financial and professional services.
He'll lead Makovsky's four-member team promoting Kearney's expertise via print, digital and social media.
Edelman handles Viking Holdings, the river and ocean luxury cruise line that plans to raise $1B via an IPO priced in the $21 to $25 per share range.
Teneo is handling the initial public offering of CVC Capital Partners, one of Europe’s largest private equity firms with nearly $200B in assets under management.
Brunswick Group represents Endeavor Group Holdings as it agrees to go private via its acquisition by Silver Lake technology investment firm, which is handled by Edelman Smithfield.
Tod Donhauser, a nine-year veteran of Edelman, has joined H/Advisors Abernathy as managing director and head of its San Francisco office.
Intelligent Group Ltd, a Hong Kong-based financial PR firm, has priced its initial public offering of 1.9M shares at $4, which is the low end of the $4 to $5 range.
Have a comment? Send it to 
No comments have been submitted for this story yet.