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Joele Frank
622 Third Ave., 36th flr., New York, NY 10017
917/685-8835
[email protected]
www.joelefrank.com
Investor relations, corporate communications and media relations, restructuring and bankruptcy, crisis communications and special situations, transaction and integration/change management communications, shareholder activism, ESG, litigation support, private equity, and design and digital.
Founded: 2000.
Agency Statement:
Joele Frank provides effective and disciplined communications counsel and support to help our clients take control in advancing their business and strategic objectives. Our clients range from large, global public companies to smaller, private enterprises across virtually all industries. Our professionals have been recognized by our peers, the financial community and journalists for their quality work, strategic acumen and creative approach to challenging issues. Joele Frank consistently ranks among the top PR firms in announced restructurings, M&A transactions, and defense against activist investors.Joele Frank, mng. partner; Matthew Sherman, pres.; Andrew Brimmer, vice chmn.; Daniel Katcher, vice chmn.; Eric Brielmann, Steve Frankel, Michael Freitag, Barrett Golden, Jonathan Keehner, Tim Lynch, Jamie Moser, Aaron Palash, Leigh Parrish, Adam Pollack, Jed Repko, Meaghan Repko, Andrea Rose, Arielle Rothstein, Joe Sala, Mahmoud Siddig, Andrew Siegel, Sharon Stern, Kelly Sullivan, Ed Trissel, partners
West Coast Office: One California St., #2275, San Francisco, CA 94111
415/869-3950
Joele Frank in the news with O'Dwyer's:
| • | Joele Frank, FGS Global Hop On Parks DealThu., Nov. 2, 2023... Joele Frank and FGS Global handle the $8B “merger of equals” between Cedar Fair and Six... |
| • | Joele Frank Pilots Air Methods' Chapter 11Wed., Oct. 25, 2023... Joele Frank is handling Air Methods Corp., the helicopter ambulance company based in Greenwood Village, CO,... |
| • | Joele Frank Backs Choice’s Run at WyndhamWed., Oct. 18, 2023... Joele Frank handles Choice Hotels’ $7.8B cash/stock deal for budget lodging rival Wyndham Hotels and Resorts. The... |
| • | Joele Frank Tends to Rite Aid's BankruptcyMon., Oct. 16, 2023... Joele Frank is handling the bankruptcy filing of Rite Aid as the company seeks reorganization after... |
| • | Joele Frank Handles Startek's DealTue., Oct. 10, 2023... Joele Frank handles Denver-based Startek as the business processing outsourcing firm agrees to be acquired by... |
| • | Joele Frank Readies MEI’s DefenseMon., Sep. 18, 2023... Joele Frank represents MEI Pharma, a clinical development company working on cancer drugs, as it confirms... |
| • | On the Move: BCW's Henderson Exits for TrailrunnerThu., Sep. 7, 2023...the world,” said TrailRunner International CEO Jim Hughes. Paige Macpherson Collected Strategies, which was launched by five Joele Frank veterans and business journalist Ed Hammond this summer, hires Paige Macpherson as a VP.... |
| • | Joele Frank Rises to Defense of USSMon., Aug. 14, 2023... Joele Frank handles US Steel, which has rejected an unsolicited cash/stock takeover offer valued in the... |
| • | Gagnier Comms., Joele Frank Work Restaurant DealMon., Aug. 7, 2023... Gagnier Communications handles Authentic Restaurant Brands as it acquires Fiesta Restaurant Group, which uses Joele Frank , in a deal worth $225M. ARB is a portfolio company of Garnett Station Partners. Dallas-based Fiesta... |
| • | Joele Frank Works KSL’s Luxe Hotel DealThu., Jul. 27, 2023... Joele Frank represents KSL Capital Partners as the private equity takes a majority stake in Italy’s... |
| • | Joele Frank, FGS Global Top Mergermarket Global RankingsWed., Jul. 19, 2023... Joele Frank and FGS Global are at the top of the heap in Mergermarket’s global rankings... |
| • | News of Firms: Collected Strategies Opens for BusinessTue., Jul. 11, 2023... Collected Strategies, an independent advisory firm, is launched by five Joele Frank veterans, along with Ed Hammond, a business journalist who has worked for Bloomberg and... |
| • | Joele Frank Reps Instant Brand's ReOrgWed., Jun. 14, 2023... Joele Frank is handling the Chapter 11 filing of Instant Brands, owner of the Pyrex, Corelle,... |
| • | Joele Frank Handles Chevron’s $6B Deal for PDC EnergyMon., May 22, 2023... Joele Frank is handling Chevron’s acquisition of Denver-based PDC Energy via an all-stock transaction valued at... |
| • | Joele Frank Handles Vice Media's ReorgMon., May 15, 2023... Joele Frank is handling the Chapter 11 filing of Vice Media Group as it arranges a... |
| • | Standard General's Tegna Deal Goes Down to WireMon., May 8, 2023...FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel saying the acquisition would be in New York City’s best interest. Joele Frank , Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher’s Andy Brimmer, Jamie Moser and Jack Kelleher handle Standard General.... |
| • | Joele Frank Handles Cyxtera's RevampFri., May 5, 2023... Joele Frank is handling Cyxtera as it hammers out a restructuring support agreement with lenders that... |
| • | Joele Frank Defends BlackbaudFri., Mar. 31, 2023... Joele Frank is handling Blackbaud, the Charleston-based $1.1B marketer of software designed to empower social impact,... |
| • | Joele Frank Handles SVB Financial's BankruptcyFri., Mar. 17, 2023... Joele Frank is handling the bankruptcy filing for SVB Financial, a restructuring designed to preserve the... |
| • | FGS Squares Off with Joele Frank in 3-D Printer BidFri., Mar. 10, 2023...communicated with Stratasys and wants to work toward a mutually acceptable deal. Stratasys, which uses Joele Frank , Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher for financial PR, promises to review the bid. FGS Global has Kal... |
| • | JF Reps Standard General as it Fights for Tegna DealMon., Feb. 27, 2023... Joele Frank represents Standard General private equity firm as it blasts the Federal Communications Commission’s Media... |
| • | Joele Frank Handles Travel Centers DealThu., Feb. 16, 2023... Joele Frank handles Travel Centers of America as the nation’s biggest truck stop/convenience store chain gets... |
| • | Kekst CNC Works Public Storage's Takeover BidTue., Feb. 7, 2023...sites in 37 states. Kekst CNC’s Jeremy Fielding, Lyndsey Estin and Nicholas Capuano represent Public Storage. Joele Frank , Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher’s Andrew Siegel and Dan Moore handle Life Storage.... |
| • | Joele Frank Puts Serta Simmons to BedWed., Jan. 25, 2023... Joele Frank is working the Chapter 11 filing of Serta Simmons Bedding, which has a 20... |
| • | Joele Frank Faces FGS Global in Emerson/NI ClashTue., Jan. 17, 2023... Joele Frank handles Emerson as it goes public with its $53 per share takeover offer for... |
| • | FGS Global, Joele Frank Handle Satellite DealFri., Dec. 16, 2022... FGS Global and Joele Frank are working Advent International’s $6.4B takeover of Maxar Technologies, Westminster, CO-based satellite manufacturer/operator and... |
| • | Joele Frank Works Vivint Smart Home DealTue., Dec. 6, 2022... Joele Frank handles Vivint Smart Home as it agrees to be acquired by NRG Energy in... |
| • | Gasthalter & Co. Targets ChimerixThu., Nov. 10, 2022...company of this size and with such an onerous cost of capital.” Chimerix, which uses Joele Frank , Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher, does not believe liquidation is in the best interests of shareholders... |
| • | Joele Frank Handles Emerson’s Climate Tech DealMon., Oct. 31, 2022... Joele Frank is handling Emerson’s deal to sell a majority stake in its Climate Technologies business... |
| • | Joele Frank, Brunswick Check Out Kroger/Albertsons MergerFri., Oct. 14, 2022... Joele Frank and Brunswick Group are working Kroger's $24.6B acquisition of Albertsons to create a supermarket... |
| • | Joele Frank Handles Aztec’s iGrad DealTue., Oct. 4, 2022... Joele Frank is working with Aztec Software, provider of adult education/career readiness programs, as it acquires... |
| • | Joele Frank Works Forma Therapeutics' DealFri., Sep. 2, 2022... Joele Frank is handling Forma Therapeutics as the Watertown, MA-based biopharmaceutical company focused on sickle cell... |
| • | Joele Frank Works Broadcom’s $69B VMW DealThu., May 26, 2022... Joele Frank , Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher represents Broadcom as it moves to acquire VMware cloud software company... |
| • | Joele Frank Shores Up Paramount GroupFri., Feb. 25, 2022... Joele Frank represents Paramount Group as the real estate investment trust received an unsolicited takeover bid... |
| • | Joele Frank Handles Jilted Aerojet RocketdyneTue., Feb. 15, 2022... Joele Frank handles Aerojet Rocketdyne as Lockheed Martin bails on the $4.4B acquisition of the aerospace... |
| • | Joele Frank, SVC Pilot Frontier, Spirit Air MergerMon., Feb. 7, 2022... Joele Frank represents Frontier Airlines and Sard Verbinnen & Co. handles Spirit Airlines as the “ultra-low”... |
| • | On the Move: Reevemark Ups LeasureWed., Jan. 12, 2022...president at the firm. Before that, he was a director at both Finsbury and Joele Frank . Since joining Reevemark, Nick has contributed to the firm’s financial communications and special situations... |
| • | Joele Frank Helps Southwest Gas Fend Off IcahnWed., Nov. 17, 2021... Joele Frank , Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher represents Southwest Gas Holdings as the Las Vegas-based company seeks to... |
| • | ICR Powers EO Charging's Go-Public DealFri., Aug. 20, 2021...for any business.” ICR works with the media and investment community for EO, while Joele Frank , Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher handles First Reserve. ... |
| • | Joele Frank Helps Make Hippo a Public CompanyMon., Aug. 2, 2021... Joele Frank represents Reinvent Technology Partners as the special purpose acquisition company completes a merger that... |
| • | On the Move: Mower Signs Up Holmes for PR/PA PostMon., Jul. 19, 2021...co-founded marketing and communications agency Hunt & Gather, and held senior communications roles at Joele Frank , AOL and Thomson Reuters. “Erin is a dynamic and insightful communications executive with important... |
| • | Joele Frank Helps Media Digest Big Food DealWed., May 19, 2021... Joele Frank represents Core-Mark Holding Co., one of the nation’s largest suppliers of food, supplies and... |
| • | Brunswick Group Coaches Coherent in Takeover WarTue., Mar. 23, 2021...Sard Verbinnen & Co. (George Sard, Jared Levy and David Isaacs). Lumentum depends on Joele Frank , Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher (Eric Brielmann and Kelly Sullivan).... |
| • | Joele Frank Pilots Joby Air Taxi DealWed., Feb. 24, 2021... Joele Frank is piloting Reinvent Technology Partners’ deal to acquire Joby Aviation, maker of electrical vertical... |
| • | Joele Frank Works Belk’s BankruptcyMon., Feb. 8, 2021... Joele Frank is handling the pre-packaged, one-day reorganization of Belk department store chain, which has about... |
| • | Office Depot Nixes Staples' $2B BidWed., Jan. 20, 2021...customary ‘hell or high water’ provision.” Jeremy Fielding and Ruth Pachman of Kekst CNC handle ODP. Joele Frank , Wilkinson, Brimmer Katcher represents Sycamore.... |
| • | Joele Frank, SardVerb Top Mergermarket RankingsWed., Jan. 20, 2021... Joele Frank Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher and Sard Verbinnen topped the 2020 Mergermarket global rankings of PR... |
| • | Joele Frank Goes to the Mat for Isos CapitalTue., Jan. 12, 2021... Joele Frank handled the Jan. 11 launch of Isos Capital Management by the co-presidents of the... |
| • | Joele Frank Delivers Foot Locker's 'Poison Pill'Wed., Dec. 9, 2020... Joele Frank handles Foot Locker’s “poison pill” plan announced Dec. 8 following disclosure that Vesa Equity... |
| • | S&P Counts on Joele Frank in $44B IHS DealMon., Nov. 30, 2020... S&P Global is using Joele Frank to field inquiries surrounding its $44B deal to merge with London’s IHS Markit to... |
