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| Mark Semer |
Mark Semer, a 27-year veteran of Kekst CNC, has joined Gasthalter & Co. financial communications firm as managing director.
He exited the Publicis Groupe unit as partner/co-head of its alternative investment practice.
Semer has an extensive background in mergers & acquisitions, crisis communications, executive transitions, change management, litigation/disputes, regulatory matters and restructuring-related situations.
He also has advised private equity investors on positioning, as well as transactions, fundraising, crises and special situations.
Kekst CNC handles Getty Images as it begins a prepackaged Chapter 11 reorganization and receives a committment from Koch Equity Development to invest $533M in the visual content company.
As capital concentrates among established firms, emerging managers must find new ways to earn investor confidence.
Teneo handles True Food Kitchen as the Scottsdale, AZ-based wellness food restaurant chain that counts Oprah Winfrey as a minority investor files for Chapter 11.
FGS Global and Teneo represent Canada’s billionaire Weston family as its Wittington Investments holding company acquires Boots Group, the 177-year-old UK health & beauty retailer, from Sycamore Partners for $8.9B.
Joele Frank handles C.H. Robinson Worldwide as the freight transportation company acquires RXO Inc. in a stock and cash transaction pegged at $5.8B to create a company with an enterprise value of more than $25B.
