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Sard Verbinnen & Co. is handling Veritas Capital’s $5.7B deal ($135 per-share) for Athenahealth, which provides technology services for hospital and ambulatory companies.
ICR has hired Sara Bell, a veteran of Porter Novelli, Golin and Edelman, to power the financial firm's tech practice on the west coast.
Joele Frank counsels CommScope, network infrastructure firm, as it acquires ARRIS International, telecom equipment maker, in an all-cash transaction worth $7.4B to forge an $11.3B entity.
Carolyn Hudson, who was executive VP in Weber Shandwick’s employee engagement & change management practice, is now at FTI Consulting as a managing director in its strategic communications segment. (1 reader comment)
Kekst CNC represents Avista Capital Partners as the private equity firm acquires the dermatology and topicals business of G&W Laboratories.
ICR has hired Lyndon Park, a veteran of Dimensional Fund Advisors and Blackrock Investment Stewardship, to lead its newly established governance advisory solutions practice.
Joele Frank Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher handles Red Hat as IBM agrees to acquire the software company for $34B, which represents a robust 63 premium over its closing stock price of Oct. 26.
Abernathy MacGregor is handling the encore performance of legendary guitar Gibson Brands as it plans to emerge from Chapter 11 on Nov. 1.
Finsbury represents Japan’s Calsonic Kansei Corp., which is owned by investment firm giant KKR, as it plans to shell out $7B to buy Fiat Chrysler Automobile’s parts business.
Omnicom CEO John Wren today reported a 13.4 percent rise to $298.4M in third-quarter net income on flat revenues of $3.7B. PR group ticks ahead 0.7 percent, 2.3 percent organically.
Corporate, financial and M&A communications advisory giant Kekst & Company have merged with Publicis financial and corporate communications unit CNC.
Joele Frank is handling the Chapter 11 filing of Mattress Firm Inc., the country's top bedding retailer, which has too many stores too close to each other.
Teneo Blue Rubicon handled the Oct. 3 public offering of Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings, parent of the legendary British sports car brand.
Patricia Figueroa, who headed investor relations at Alcoa spin-off Arconic Inc, has joined Gladstone Place Partners, financial PR shop, as senior VP.
Sonic Corp, America’s largest drive-in restaurant chain noted for its “made-to-order American classics” served by Carhops, is using Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher for media work in connection with its $2.3B acquisition by Inspire Brands.
Five Sard Verbinnen veterans launch Reevemark in New York to tackle value-determinative (crises, activism, litigation) issues. (2 reader comments)
Brunswick Group handles PR for UK's Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, which has agreed to be acquired by Marsh & McClellan Cos., New York-based insurance broker/risk management giant, in a deal valued at $5.6B in cash considerations.
Brunswick Group has named Nik Deogun, CNBC and Wall Street Journal veteran, CEO of the Americas and senior partner effective Oct. 1.
WPP's reported revenues slipped four percent to $4.6B during the first-quarter though like-for-like performance inched ahead 0.8 percent.
SurveyMonkey registered a $100M initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission Aug. 29. Brunswick, Blueshirt work it.
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