Llorente & Cuenca, the PR group focused on Spain, Portugal and Latin America, has made its first US deal with the acquisition of Miami's EDF Communications.
L&C, which secured private equity backing in June, has made four acquisitions in the past six months.
EDF specializes in Latin multinationals operating the US, US companies with Latin American interests and related matters like M&A in the region. The firm was founded in 2001 by Erich de la Fuente (pictured), an Edelman and Burson-Marsteller alum who continues to run EDF.
The combined L&C and EDF Miami operation includes 12 staffers. M&C opened in Miami in July led by partner Alejandro Romero, the firm's Latin America CEO.
EDF also has outposts in Mexico, Columbia, Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Costa Rica, all of which will be integrated into L&C.
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