Sherwin-Williams and Valspar have engaged outside PR counsel in S-W's $11.3B move on its rival. Sard Verbinnen & Co. is supporting Cleveland-based Sherwin-Williams. Bob Wells, senior VP of corporate comms. and public affairs, heads S-W's in-house unit.
Valspar is working with Joele Frank. Kemberly Welch is VP of comms. for the Minneapolis-based coatings giant.
S-W's $113-per-share, all-cash offer is a 41% premium on Valspar's shares over the month of March. S-W president and CEO John Morikis called the target "an excellent strategic fit." He sees $280M in "annual synergies" within two years.
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.
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