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Ruder Finn has acquired SPI Group, the Jersey-based shop that ranked No. 17 in O’Dwyer’s 2018 healthcare rankings with fees of $5M.
Launched in 1997, SPI provides internal communications services to clients such as Bayer, Novo Nordisk, Merck, Regeneron, Pfizer and Novartis.
RF CEO Kathy Bloomgarden considers employees the driving force behind productivity, growth and innovation in today’s fast-paced corporate world.
“Companies must no longer view their workforce as ‘employees’ but instead treat them as highly valuable customers,” said Bloomgarden. “SPI Group uses digital solutions to create experiences that not only engage and activate employees but build an authentic, transparent and highly motivated community.”
Steve Goodman launched SPI in 1997. The firm’s 30-members bolsters RF healthcare unit to about 250 staffers.
RF ranked as O’Dwyer’s No. 7 independent PR firm, registering overall fees of $69.1M during the past year.
S&P Global has reaffirmed its negative “BBB” rating on WPP due to ongoing challenges that it will face during the next 12 months.
Stagwell’s Q4 revenues grew two percent to $807M while adjusted EBITDA rose three percent to $129M.
WPP CEO Cindy Rose unveiled “Elevate 28,” a strategic plan to simplify the troubled company, which reported a 5.4 percent drop in 2025 revenues to $13.6B.
Omnicom CEO John Wren reported a Q4 $977.2M operating loss, largely due to the $1.1B in severance and repositioning expenses connected to the $13B Interpublic takeover that closed on Nov. 26.
Publicis Groupe reports an 8.8 percent rise in 2025 net revenues to $16.4B with
